| Date of birth | 5 April 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kate Williams (born 5 April 2000) is a Welsh international rugby union player for Gloucester-Hartpury in Premiership Women's Rugby, as well as the Wales national team.
Kate Williams was born on 5 April 2000 in Swansea, Wales. [2] At the age of four, she moved to Auckland, New Zealand. [3] [4] While in New Zealand, she began playing rugby union for North Shore RFC. [4] She then played at Glenfield College, North Harbour Under-18, and East Coast Bays RFC. [5]
Outside of rugby, she was an officer in the Royal New Zealand Navy. [4]
Williams played at the top level with the North Harbour Hibiscus in the Farah Palmer Cup from 2017 to 2022, she was captain of the team in 2020 and 2021. [2] [4] [5] [6] In addition, she also played in the first women's Super Rugby game in New Zealand's history, she played for the Blues against the Chiefs Manawa in May 2021. [2] [7]
During the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, she was called up for the first time with Wales following an injury to Alisha Butchers. [8] [3] [9] She had previously trained with Wales after her friends and family sent videos of her playing in New Zealand to the Welsh head coach. [8] [6]
In March 2023, she signed for the English club Gloucester-Hartpury. [9] [6] The same month, she was selected in the Welsh squad for the Six Nations. [3] During the competition, she made her international debut and played all five matches. [2] In the autumn of 2023, she returned to New Zealand with Wales to play in the WXV tournament. [10]
She was named in Wales squad for the 2025 Six Nations Championship on 4 March 2025. [11] [12] On 11 August 2025, she was selected in the Welsh side to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England. [13] [14]