Percy Williams (rugby union)

Percy Williams
Personal information
Full name Kurshwill Williams
Born (1993-06-05) 5 June 1993
George, South Africa
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 70 kg (11 st 0 lb)
School(s) attended Oudtshoorn High School
Club information
Playing position Scrum-half
Current club Leopards
Youth career
2006–11 SWD Eagles
2012– Golden Lions
Amateur team(s)
Years Team
2015– NWU Pukke 1 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2013 Golden Lions 3 (0)
2014– Leopards 11 (5)
Representative team(s)
2011 S.A. Schools ()
2013 S.A. Under-20 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 20 May 2015.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 19 June 2013.

Kurshwill 'Percy' Williams (born 5 June 1993 in George) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Leopards.[1][2] His regular position is scrum-half.

Career

Youth

He played for the SWD Eagles at the Under-13 Craven Week tournament in 2006, at the 2009 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2009 and the Under-18 Craven Week in 2011, which also lead to his inclusion in the South African Schools squad in the same year. The joined the Johannesburg-based Golden Lions team in 2012 and represented them in the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition.

Golden Lions

He made his senior debut for the Golden Lions during the 2013 Vodacom Cup, when he started the match against the Falcons.[3] A further two appearances followed that season.

Leopards

He joined near-rivals Leopards prior to the 2014 Vodacom Cup season.[4]

He was a member of the Leopards team that won the 2015 Currie Cup First Division.[5] He featured in two matches during the competition and played off the bench in the final, where he helped the Leopards to a 44–20 victory over the SWD Eagles to win the competition for the first time in their history.

Representative rugby

He was included in a South African Schools side in 2011 and the S.A. Under-20 squad for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship.[6]

References

  1. "SARU Player Profile Percy Williams". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  2. "Scoresway Player Profile Percy Williams". Scoresway. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  3. "Valke vs MTN Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  4. "2014 Leopards Vodacom Cup season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  5. "Leopards clinch Absa Currie Cup First Division title in style". South African Rugby Union. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  6. "Steenkamp leads powerful SA U20 JWC squad". South African Rugby Union. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.


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