Heimar Williams

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Heimar Williams
Date of birth (1991-09-02) 2 September 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Krugersdorp, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb; 209 lb)
School Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool, Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Current team Golden Lions
Youth career
2010–2012 Sharks
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011–2016 Sharks XV 40 (20)
2013–2016 Sharks (Currie Cup) 23 (25)
2014–2016 Sharks 16 (5)
2017 Golden Lions XV 2 (0)
Correct as of 17 April 2018

Heimar Williams is a former South African rugby union player who played first class rugby between 2011 and 2017. His regular position was centre and he spent the bulk of his career playing in Durban with the Sharks (Currie Cup), representing them in Super Rugby, the Currie Cup and the Vodacom Cup. He also made two appearances for the Golden Lions XV in the 2017 Rugby Challenge.

Williams was included in the Sharks squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season [1] and made his debut in a 31–16 victory against the Bulls in Durban. [2] [3]

He retired after the 2016 season, aged just 25, to pursue his career as a chartered accountant. [4]

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References

  1. "Sharks 2014 squad" (Press release). Sharks. 11 February 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  2. "Match Centre: Sharks v Bulls". SANZAR. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  3. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks 31–16 Vodacom Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  4. @TheSharksZA (13 October 2016). ".@HeimarWilliams has decided to retire from rugby to pursue as career as a chartered accountant. Good luck!" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 October 2016 via Twitter.