Shaun Williams (rugby union) explained
Birth Date: | 13 April 1998 |
Repyears1: | 2021 - |
Years1: | 2018 - |
Clubs1: | Golden Lions |
Birth Place: | Rustenburg |
Ru Position: | Scrum half |
Weight: | 78kg |
Height: | 174cm |
Shaun Williams (born 13 April 1998) is a South African rugby union player.[1]
Williams hails from a small community of Mooinooi on the platinum belt in the North West province. He attended Garsfontein High School in Pretoria on a bursary as a boarder. He was signed by the Golden Lions and he played for them at U19 and U21 levels, before making his senior debut for the team in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge. Williams was first called into the Blitzbok South African sevens squad in September 2021.[2]
Williams played in the 2022 Commonwealth Games where South Africa won the gold medal.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] He competed for South Africa at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[9] [10] They defeated Australia to win the bronze medal final.[11] [12]
Notes and References
- Web site: Player Detail | SA Rugby. www.sarugby.co.za.
- Web site: Williams keen to grab unexpected opportunities in Canada. SA Rugby.
- Web site: Powell explains why no URC stars cracked Blitzboks Commonwealth Games team. Ross. Roche. 26 July 2022. The Citizen.
- Web site: SuperSport. supersport.com.
- Web site: Mostert . Herman . Team SA squad named for 2022 Commonwealth Games . 2 August 2022 . news24.com.
- Web site: Soyizwapi, Plaatjies to lead SA Sevens teams at Commonwealth Games . 2 August 2022 . sarugby.co.za.
- Web site: 2022-07-31 . South Africa stun Fiji to win men's rugby sevens Commonwealth gold . 2022-08-08 . the Guardian . en.
- Web site: 2022-07-31 . Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games . 2022-08-08 . www.world.rugby.
- Web site: 2024-07-10 . Springbok Sevens squad named for 2024 Olympic Games . 2024-07-26 . SA Rugby.
- Web site: 2024 . South Africa - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024 . 2024-07-27 . www.world.rugby.
- Web site: Glover . Ben . Bone . Alyssa . 2024-07-27 . Aussie devastation as captain's send-off turns clash for bronze . 2024-08-04 . Nine . en.
- Web site: Baloyi . Charles . 2024-07-28 . Men's rugby sevens clinch Team South Africa's first medal in Paris . 2024-08-04 . SABC . en.