Tom Williams (rugby union)
.jpg) Williams in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Thomas Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 October 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brighton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tom Williams (born 12 October 1983 in Brighton, England) is a former English rugby union player who played for Harlequins in the Aviva Premiership. He normally played at either full-back or on the wing.
Williams represented Wales at U16 and U19 level, then switched to England for the 2002 IRB U19 World Cup.[2]
Williams represented England in the 2003-04 World Sevens Series,[3] winning the Hong Kong leg.[4] He also competed in the 2006-07 IRB Sevens World Series.[5]
He started and scored a try for Harlequins in their 2011–12 Premiership final victory over Leicester Tigers.[6]
Bloodgate
During the 2008–09 Heineken Cup quarter final against Leinster, Williams faked a blood injury to allow a tactical substituition to reintroduce Nick Evans leading to the bloodgate scandal. He then insisted the club doctor, Dr Wendy Chapman, cut his lip to create a real injury to cover-up the cheat, which she then carried out. This resulted in a 12-month ban for the disgraced Williams, (reduced to four months on appeal), a three-year ban for former director of rugby and former policeman Dean Richards as well as a two-year ban for physiotherapist Steph Brennan from the ERC with a £260,000 fine for the club.[7]
References
- ↑ "Harlequins 1st XV". web page. Harlequins. 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ↑ "‘Welshman’ Williams waits for ‘Bloodgate’ decision". Wales Online. 2009-08-17. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- ↑ "Williams gets sevens call". ESPN Scrum. 2004-03-24. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- ↑ "ESPN Scrum profile". ESPN Scrum. 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- ↑ "Disappointment for England as they bow out of Hong Kong". RFU. 2007-04-01. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- ↑ "Harlequins 30-23 Leicester". BBC Sport. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ↑ "Quins escape further action in bloodgate scandal". AFP. 2009-08-24. Retrieved 2009-08-25.