Tim Nanai-Williams

Tim Nanai-Williams
Full name Tim Nanai-Williams
Date of birth 12 June 1989
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
School Manurewa High School
Notable relative(s) Nick Williams (brother)
Sonny Bill Williams (cousin)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Wing / Fullback / Outside Centre
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Manurewa
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2008– Counties Manukau 55 (262)
correct as of 13 October 2014.
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2010– Chiefs 72 (126)
correct as of 17 April 2015.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)

2006–07
NZ U-17
Schoolboys
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
2008–09
2014–
 New Zealand
 Samoa

Tim Nanai-Williams (born 12 June 1989 in Auckland) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He currently plays for the Chiefs in the Super Rugby competition and for Counties Manukau in the ITM Cup. He has also represented New Zealand and Samoa in sevens rugby.

He is the cousin of Chiefs team-mate Sonny Bill Williams [1] and the younger brother of current Ulster Rugby and ex Auckland Blues player Nick Williams.

Career

TIm Nanai-Williams attended Manurewa High School and was an original member of the Rugby Academy established by Andrew Talaimanu, former Counties Manukau player & NPC Coach and a MHS Old Boy. Tim was a star of the 1st XV at Manurewa High School especially in 2006 when they finished the year undefeated. He played age-group rugby representing New Zealand in the U-17 and School Boys, the latter in 2006 and 2007. He also played for Counties Manukau's U-20 team. He was a member of the New Zealand and Counties Manukau sevens teams from 2008 to 2009.

In 2010, Nanai-Williams debuted for the Chiefs against the Sharks. He re-signed with Counties Manukau for the 2010 season.[2]

References

  1. Chiefs grind out victory over Force in Perth, supersport.com, dated 6 April 2012.
  2. http://www.allblacks.com/news/12733/Nanai-Williams-re-signs-with-Counties-Manukau

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