Shane Williams
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- This article is about the Welsh rugby player. For the American actress, see Shanésia Davis-Williams.
Shane 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. He has won 41 caps for wales and has scored 28 tries(140 ponts)
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 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.
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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 |
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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 |
