Shaun Williams (rugby union)

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Shaun Williams
Date of birth (1998-04-13) 13 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Rustenburg, South Africa
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum half
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018 - Golden Lions ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021 - South Africa
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team competition

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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Player Detail | SA Rugby". www.sarugby.co.za.
  2. ↑ "Williams keen to grab unexpected opportunities in Canada". SA Rugby.
  3. ↑ Roche, Ross (26 July 2022). "Powell explains why no URC stars cracked Blitzboks Commonwealth Games team". The Citizen.
  4. ↑ "SuperSport". supersport.com.
  5. ↑ Mostert, Herman. "Team SA squad named for 2022 Commonwealth Games". news24.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Soyizwapi, Plaatjies to lead SA Sevens teams at Commonwealth Games". sarugby.co.za. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "South Africa stun Fiji to win men's rugby sevens Commonwealth gold". the Guardian. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games". www.world.rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Springbok Sevens squad named for 2024 Olympic Games". SA Rugby. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "South Africa - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  11. ↑ Glover, Ben; Bone, Alyssa (27 July 2024). "Aussie devastation as captain's send-off turns clash for bronze". Nine. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  12. ↑ Baloyi, Charles (28 July 2024). "Men's rugby sevens clinch Team South Africa's first medal in Paris". SABC. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
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