Murray Williams

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Murray Williams
Birth nameMurray Williams
Date of birth (1982-06-27) 27 June 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight86 kg (13 st 8 lb; 190 lb)
School Sacred Heart College
University Auckland University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Ponsonby ()
Te Puke ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2004–08 Bay of Plenty ()
2008–12 Toyota Shokki Shuttles ()
2013 Mid Canterbury ()
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007–08 Chiefs 4 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2001 New Zealand U19
2011 Japan 6 (2)

Murray Williams (born 27 June 1982) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A fly-half, Williams notably played for Bay of Plenty in the National Provincial Championship and the Chiefs in Super Rugby. [1]

He played for the New Zealand Colts between 2002 and 2003 and has represented Japan at an international level, where he was a member of their 2011 Rugby World Cup squad. [2]

Williams last played for Mid Canterbury in the Heartland Championship during the 2013 season when they defeated North Otago 26–20 to win the Meads Cup.

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References

  1. "Murray Charles Williams". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  2. Gallagher, Brendan (8 September 2011). "Rugby World Cup 2011: 45 New Zealanders in action here .... for teams other than the All Blacks". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 16 August 2018.