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He was released from his Penrith Panthers contract on 14 May 2008 and joined the Bulldogs.<ref name="Williams released">{{cite web|url=http://penrith.panthers.com.au/Default.aspx?id=3&ArticleID=764|title=Williams released|publisher=Penrith Panthers|date=2008-05-14|accessdate=2008-05-14}}</ref><ref name="WILLIAMS JOINS BULLDOGS FOLLOWING PANTHERS RELEASE">{{cite web|url=http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=30397|title=WILLIAMS JOINS BULLDOGS FOLLOWING PANTHERS RELEASE|publisher=RLeague.com|date=2008-05-14|accessdate=2008-05-14}}</ref> After only two games with the Bulldogs, Williams retired from the game and turned to boxing. He trains with Johnny Lewis and fights as a junior middleweight.<ref name="boxing" /> |
He was released from his Penrith Panthers contract on 14 May 2008 and joined the Bulldogs.<ref name="Williams released">{{cite web|url=http://penrith.panthers.com.au/Default.aspx?id=3&ArticleID=764|title=Williams released|publisher=Penrith Panthers|date=2008-05-14|accessdate=2008-05-14}}</ref><ref name="WILLIAMS JOINS BULLDOGS FOLLOWING PANTHERS RELEASE">{{cite web|url=http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=30397|title=WILLIAMS JOINS BULLDOGS FOLLOWING PANTHERS RELEASE|publisher=RLeague.com|date=2008-05-14|accessdate=2008-05-14}}</ref> After only two games with the Bulldogs, Williams retired from the game and turned to boxing. He trains with Johnny Lewis and fights as a junior middleweight.<ref name="boxing" /> |
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==Career stats== |
==Career stats== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.nrl.com/Players/tabid/10336/default.aspx?playerid=173 NRL profile] |
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| Full name | Joe Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (12 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback, Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joe Williams (born 4 September 1983 in Cowra, New South Wales[1]), an Indigenous Australian, is now a professional boxer following a brief career in rugby league.[2] He was formally a footballer with the Bulldogs, Penrith Panthers and South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League competition. He primarily played at halfback.
Playing career
While attending Marcellin College in 2001, Williams was selected to play for the Australian Schoolboys team.[3]
In September 2007, Williams signed a one-year contract to play with the Penrith Panthers for the 2008 season after initially agreeing to a contract with French side, Toulouse Olympique.[4]
He was released from his Penrith Panthers contract on 14 May 2008 and joined the Bulldogs.[5][6] After only two games with the Bulldogs, Williams retired from the game and turned to boxing. He trains with Johnny Lewis and fights as a junior middleweight.[2]
He is currently playing with Country Rugby League side Dubbo CYMS
Career stats
- First Grade Debut: 2004 - Round 12, Souths v Cronulla Sharks at Toyota Park, 29 May, scoring three goals
Music
Williams appears on the Brothablack music video, Are You With Me Out There, along with Anthony (Choc) Mundine.
Footnotes
- ^ "Characters". South Sydney Story. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ a b Paul Kent (17 November 2008). "Ex-Bunny Joe Williams a real knockout in boxing debut". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Williams joins Penrith" (fee required). AAP Sports News. 2007-09-06. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Williams released". Penrith Panthers. 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ^ "WILLIAMS JOINS BULLDOGS FOLLOWING PANTHERS RELEASE". RLeague.com. 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
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