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Shane Williams
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| Shane Williams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shane Mark Williams | ||
| Date of birth | 1977-02-26 | ||
| Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.73 m | ||
| Weight | 81 kg | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Professional clubs | Caps | (points) | |
| 2003- | Neath-Swansea Ospreys | 55 | (105) |
| correct as of 20 December, 2006. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| 2000- | Wales | 43 | (140) |
| correct as of 22 January, 2007. | |||
| Other Information | |||
| Occupation | Professional rugby union footballer | ||
| School attended | Amman Valley School | ||
| Spouse | Gail Lacey | ||
| Children | Georgie Williams | ||
Shane Mark Williams (born 26 February 1977 in Swansea) is a Welsh rugby union footballer who plays as a winger for the Ospreys club and Wales but who can also play scrum-half.
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Williams started his junior career as a scrum-half at Amman United RFC. After a move to Neath RFC he was moved out to the wing. He is most famous for his well known "side-step". His speed and strength usually help him to overcome opponents despite his small stature: he is 1.73m (5' 8") tall and weighs 12st 13lbs (82 kg).
He has won 43 caps for Wales and has scored 28 tries (140 points).
He was part of the Grand Slam-winning Wales side in the 2005 Six Nations championship. He was then selected to the British and Irish Lions for their 2005 New Zealand tour. On 28 June, he equalled a single-game Lions record by scoring five tries in a tour match against Manawatu.
In August 2005, a holiday to Cyprus made the headlines when Shane Williams was erroneously held over an assault. The police lost his passport; his lawyer described the whole incident as a "total stitch-up"; and on his return to Wales, Williams suggested that he should have spent his holiday in Tenby instead.
Up to date as of 18/2/2006, taken from the official Ospreys website.
| Team | Games | Tries | Conversions | Penalties | Drop Goals | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ospreys | 60 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 108 |
| Wales | 43 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 |
| British and Irish Lions (Including Tour Matches) | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
On 23rd December 2005, Shane married his childhood sweetheart Gail Lacey, whom he had met at Amman Valley school 14 years previously, at Twyn Church in Garnant. The couples' first child, Georgie, was born on 7 November 2006.
- WRU official page
- Scrum.com's page
- Yahoo Sports page
- Article on Shane Williams' Wedding
- Article on Shane William's Daughter, Georgie.
| Wales squad - 2003 Rugby World Cup | ||
|---|---|---|
| Forwards: | Bennett • Charvis (c) • Cockbain • Davies • Jenkins • A.Jones • D.Jones • D.Jones • Llewellyn • McBryde • Popham • Sidoli • I.Thomas • J.Thomas • M.Williams • Wyatt |  |
| Backs: | Cooper • Evans • Harris • M.Jones • S.Jones • Morgan • Parker • Peel • Shanklin • Sweeney • Taylor • Thomas • R.Williams • S.Williams | |
| Coach: | Hansen | |
| British and Irish Lions - 2005 New Zealand tour | ||
|---|---|---|
| Forwards: | Back • Bulloch • Byrne • Cockbain • Corry • Dallaglio • Easterby • Grewcock • Hayes • Hill • Jenkins • R.Jones • Kay • Moody • O'Callaghan • O'Connell • O'Kelly • Owen • Rowntree • Shaw • Sheridan • Stevens • Taylor • Thompson • Titterrell • White, Jason • White, Julian • Williams, M. |  |
| Backs: | Cooper • Cueto • Cusiter • D'Arcy • Dawson • Greenwood • Henson • Hickie • Hodgson • S.Jones • Horgan • Lewsey • Murphy • O'Driscoll (c) • O'Gara • Peel • Robinson • Shanklin • Smith • Thomas • Wilkinson • Williams, S. • | |
| Coach: | Woodward | |