Gavin Williams (rugby union)

Gavin Williams

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Full name	Gavin Williams
Date of birth	October 25, 1979 (1979-10-25)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Notable relative(s)	Bryan Williams (father), Paul Williams (brother)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Centre, fullback
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	Ponsonby
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2005–2007 2007–2009 2009–	Connacht US Dax Clermont	28	(15)
correct as of 14 Sept 2006.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2007 – 2008	Samoa Pacific Islanders	16 2	(106) (0)
correct as of 24 November 2011.

Gavin Williams (born October 25, 1979) is a Auckland is a Rugby Union player, who plays club rugby for ASM Clermont Auvergne, and internationally for Samoa.

Williams played for Connacht, where he played from 2005 until the end of the 2006–07 season. After leaving Connacht, he went on to make his debut for Samoa in the summer of 2007, in a match against Fiji. Williams scored a try and conversion in Samoa's opening game in the 2007 World Cup. He previously played for US Dax before signing for Clermont.

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Gavin Williams has a strong family connection in rugby with his father Bryan Williams, a strong All Black winger, and brother Paul Williams, who has represented Auckland and Canterbury plus the Crusaders and the Blues.

References

• scrum.com stats
• Profile at rugbyworldcup.com
• "Gavin Williams". itsrugby.com. http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/joueur_2521.html. Retrieved 2007-09-17. 
• "Gavin Williams". rugbyworldcup.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. http://web.archive.org/web/20071013033045/http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/teams/team=45/player=32938/index.html. Retrieved 2007-09-17.