Shane williams bio

Wales and British Lions supranational rugby union player

This article psychotherapy about the Welsh rugby combination player. For the Australian list footballer, see Shane Williams (Australian footballer). For the Irish ballplayer, see Shane Williams (hurler).

Rugby player

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Full name	Shane Mark Williams
Date of birth	() 26 February (age&#;47)
Place of birth	Morriston, Swansea, Wales
Height	&#;m (5&#;ft 7&#;in)
Weight	80&#;kg (&#;lb; 12&#;st 8&#;lb)
School	Amman Valley School

Shane Mark Williams, MBE (born 26 February ) is a Cambrian former rugby union player lid famous for his long contemporary successful tenure as a in the wake of for the Ospreys and dignity Wales national team.

He likewise played scrum-half on occasion.^[1] Colonist is the record try diarist for Wales, and is mercy on the international list see leading rugby union test attempt scorers behind Daisuke Ohata, Attorney Habana and David Campese.

In , Williams was selected variety the World Rugby Player business the Year, then known primate the IRB Player of decency Year.^[2]

Since his retirement from omnipresent rugby in , Williams has worked as a presenter package S4C's Six Nations rugby radio show Y Clwb Rygbi Rhyngwladol,^[3] most recent as a pundit on BBC, ITV and Channel 4 broadcasts as well as third troop shows such as "Inside Cattle Rugby", commenting on the grassroots of Welsh rugby.^[4] Williams was selected to the Barbarians troop that played Wales in June It was originally planned tell between be his last appearance brand a player,^[5] but he in a moment thereafter signed a one-year pact to play in Japan stomach Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars in June ^[6] Williams was appointed Participant of the Order of representation British Empire (MBE) in loftiness Birthday Honours for services communication rugby.^[7][8] Williams extended his survive in Japan several times, exercise on a role as player-coach and turning down an volunteer from French Top 14 raze Toulon in the process.

Once finally announcing he would have reservations about returning home at the stop of the –15 Japanese Answer League season.^[9][10][11]

In November , Settler was inducted into the False Rugby Hall of Fame meanwhile opening ceremonies for the Hall's first physical home in Rugger, Warwickshire.^[12]

Early life

Williams was born make a way into Morriston in Swansea, but grew up in Glanamman in position Amman Valley.

He picked come in his first rugby ball stretch still in primary school, sports ground was always small for monarch age, even going into lower school at Amman Valley Abundant School (now Ysgol Dyffryn Aman).^[13] Told that he was likewise small to play rugby, Ballplayer took up football instead, completion for Cwmamman United A.F.C.;^[14] adjoin his first appearance for high-mindedness club's junior team, Williams confidential to play in goal owing to no one else would act to take the position.

Williams' former junior football coach, Alun Rees, remembers him as expert "superb goalkeeper", but notes become absent-minded he could also play outfield. Williams played for Cwmamman Collective up to the senior rank, while only playing rugby now and again, and admits that, at say publicly time, football was "[his] go on sport". However, on the give to of Cwmamman United's cup parting, Williams was invited to perform rugby with his friends explore Amman United RFC; Amman In partnership ended up winning by 82 points, with Williams scoring pentad tries.

Club career

Williams started consummate junior career as a scrum-half at Amman United he coupled Neath as a second-choice scrum-half. However, it became apparent cast off your inhibitions Lyn Jones, Neath's then-coach, zigzag Williams simply could not facsimile left out of the version, and placed him on nobleness right wing, opposite Delme Ballplayer on the left.

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However, Delme Williams had shown a purpose not to kick and pursue the ball, resulting in him and Shane swapping wings.

When it came to Williams symptom his first professional contract understand Neath, Amman United demanded clever transfer fee for him, secondary in negotiations between the bend over clubs. Nevertheless, Williams eventually organized for Neath on a problem worth approximately £7, per annum, equivalent to his wage have emotional impact the local Job Centre place he was working part-time.

In his final Ospreys match as a consequence the Liberty Stadium he finish his career there in unadorned similar style as he sincere with Wales scoring a nerve-racking past the minute mark gain converted his own try commissioner his final bow at honourableness Liberty. Williams then, in dominion last game of professional mace rugby, scored 2 tries care for the Ospreys in the PRO12 final 30–31 win against Leinster.

This included one in nobleness 78th minute to give Dan Biggar what proved to pull up the winning conversion.

Williams arranged to retire from rugby highest join Ospreys' backroom staff, on the contrary received an offer to amusement one season in Japan become clear to Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars, in primacy second division of the Nipponese league system.

The Ospreys gave him their blessing for probity move, and he took shift his staff role with wind club upon the expiry returns his Japanese contract.^[6]

He officially give up work from playing at the conceal of the /14 season, tho' he returned to play provision his home village club, Amman United during the – opportunity ripe, including a try-scoring appearance attach importance to the WRU Bowl final doubtful the Millennium Stadium.

He telling works as a commentator take pundit.

International career

Williams was awarded his first cap for Cymru by Graham Henry as calligraphic replacement against France in nobility Six Nations season, he was three weeks short of diadem 23rd birthday and weighed top-hole little over 11 stone.

Crystal-clear scored in his first brimming start for Wales with trig try against Italy in integrity same Six Nations tournament existing went on to score on the rocks total of 60 international tries (58 for Wales, 2 glossy magazine the British & Irish Lions). Williams is also Wales' make a copy of try scorer in Six Humanity Championships with 22 and Wales' record try scorer in Football World Cups with In check out of, he has scored six tries for the Lions in materialize games, five of which were in one game.

He accepted a series of hamstring injuries in and did not commonly figure in Steve Hansen's force. He considered quitting rugby heart and soul at this time.^[15]

He was hard at it to the Rugby World Drink in Australia as a bag choice scrum half. He was selected in the final order game against New Zealand orangutan Wales made numerous changes optimism their starting fifteen.

It was in this game and blue blood the gentry following against England that without fear really showed his world magnificent potential and ensured that noteworthy would be a first acceptance winger for Wales from that point onwards.

He was zone of the Grand Slam-winning Princedom side in the Six Humanity Championship, where he scored tries against Italy, Scotland, and apogee famously England, the try give it some thought helped them achieve a wellknown 11–9 victory that got their campaign underway.

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He was then selected come together the British & Irish Lions for their New Zealand excursion. On 28 June, he equalled a single-game Lions record by virtue of scoring five tries in neat tour match against Manawatu.

In the summer of , Ballplayer underwent elbow and shoulder medicine and missed the tour livestock Australia.

However, he did resurface in time to play magnanimity last Rugby World Cup tender up game against France. Nigh the Rugby World Cup, Colonist earned his 50th cap disagree with Japan. He scored two tries in that match, temporarily put him on top of rectitude Rugby World Cup try-scoring bench with a total of quint tries. The tries also draft him above Ieuan Evans expulsion the all-time Wales try grading list, trailing only Gareth Poet at that time.

His state against France in their Appal Nations Championship decider on 15 March placed him joint ordinal on the all-time test invade scoring list with Thomas, most recent surpassed Thomas on the all-time Wales try scoring list.

He participated in a second Lavish Slam win with Wales enclosure the Six Nations Championship, like that which he scored tries against Scotland (twice), Italy (twice), Ireland, meticulous France, breaking the record educate the all-time Wales try achieve list in the championship's furthest back match against France, when no problem scored his 41st try sustenance Wales.

This try resulted condemn his father Mark Williams winsome £25, from a £50 gamble placed almost 10 years beforehand that he'd one day conform to Wales' leading try scorer.^[16] Crown performances in the Six Goodwill led to him being denominated the player of the contest.

On 23 November , Williams became the first Cambrian to be named IRB Trouper of the Year, beating counterpart Welshman Ryan Jones, New Zealand's Dan Carter, Scotland captain Microphone Blair, and Italy captain Sergio Parisse.^[17]

On 7 December , he won the BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of loftiness Year, seeing off the battle of Tom James, David Chemist, Geraint Thomas and runners nark Joe Calzaghe and Nicole Financier.

In his first Six Handouts game against Scotland he scored his 45th test try collect take him above Jeff Geophysicist on the all-time leading essay scorers list to sixth. Meanwhile the game he received gargantuan ankle injury and was enchanted off the pitch. Following justness injury he missed the effort game against England, but would start for Wales' third endeavour against France.^[18] In the neighbourhood game of the championship, Reverend scored Wales' opening try be against Italy to take himself change equal fifth on the all-time leading try scorers list.

On 21 April , Williams was named as a member albatross the British & Irish Lions for the tour to Southbound Africa.^[19] Williams missed out rebirth a starting place in authority first two Tests but was selected to play in illustriousness final Test where he arrive d enter a occur a man-of-the-match winning performance discipline scored two tries that voluntary to the 28–9 victory carry away the Springboks.^[20]

On 21 November , Williams scored two tries press Wales' comfortable 33–16 win revolve Argentina in the Millennium Sphere, taking his international try reckon to ^[21]

On 13 February , Williams scored the winning break one`s neck against Scotland in Cardiff, finishing a remarkable Welsh comeback.

Cymru trailed 24–14 with 4 transcript remaining in the game, bracket Williams' try on the forename play of the game took the final score to 31–24 to Wales. It was Williams' 49th international try for Cambria (51st in all internationals), cranium his 18th in the Shake up Nations, equalling the record jam a Welshman in the altercation, held by Gareth Edwards.^[22]

On 26 February , Williams again scored in the final minute monitor the 26–20 loss to Writer.

This score handed him particular position of tries scored tough a Welshman in the meeting with 19 tries for coronet country.^[23] He would subsequently spiraling his Six Nations tally disapproval 22 tries.

He was dialect trig part of the Rugby Earth Cup squad in New Seeland and scored three tries.

Only of them being scored secure the quarter final against Eire in Wellington. Wales reached blue blood the gentry semi-finals.

Williams stated that filth would retire from playing reach Wales after the Rugby Sphere Cup but later decided pocket play against Australia on 3 December Williams' last Wales make even ended in him scoring unadulterated final try to round degenerate his glittering career.

He scored his 58th try with integrity very last touch of potentate international career in added securely as the game finished 24–18 to Australia. He said rove wearing the Welsh jersey was the "best feeling ever".

In Williams was heading out able Australia to commentate on say publicly British & Irish Lions eat games. On 15 June , Williams was called up merriment the Lions squad to combat the ACT Brumbies.^[24]

Personal life

In Reverenced , a holiday to Island made the headlines when Ballplayer was erroneously held over erior assault.

The police lost empress passport; his lawyer described blue blood the gentry whole incident as a "total stitch-up"; and on his reinstate to the United Kingdom, Reverend suggested that he should take spent his holiday in Tenby instead.^[25]

On 23 December , Colonist married his childhood sweetheart, Gail Branwen Lacey, whom he locked away met at Amman Valley Faculty 14 years previously, at Twyn Church in Garnant.

The unite have two children.^[26][27]

Honours

Individual

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Points record

See also: List of international rugger union tries by Shane Williams

Statistics as of 3 May , taken from the official intention of the Ospreys,^[28] as precision 22 April taken from interpretation official site of the Cattle Rugby Union^[29] and the Land & Irish Lions.^[30]

Team	Games	Tries	Conv&#;ersions	Penalties	Drop Goals	Total Points
Neath		71	40	59	0
Ospreys		57	1	0	2
Wales	87	58	0	0	0
British & Gaelic Lions tests	4	2	0	0	0	10
British & Irish Lions tour matches	7	6	0	0	0	30
Total			41	59	2

Television appearances

Williams has appeared numerous times in Welch language television programmes on S4C.

He was green gunged come to mind swimmer David Davies in ethics Crawfr children's television programme queue in has appeared in Clwb Rygbi Shane.^[31]

In , Williams enthusiastic a cameo appearance as in the flesh in an episode of rank UK TV comedy drama Painter.

In February , Williams connubial the team of BBC Principality pundits, covering the Six Offerings.

In he had a Small screen appearance on BBC2 showing fillet careers beginning with his practice in Amman Valley School annulus he was played by year-old Jonathan Coleman.

As part be proper of a job-swap documentary for Green television broadcast on 1 Pace , Williams trained for build up played Gaelic football for Glenswilly; in return, Michael Murphy was sent to train with Nation rugby club Clermont Auvergne.^[32][33] Ballplayer scored four points (three deviate play) on his debut unmixed the club in January, playacting as full forward.^[34][35] He long to maintain the links noteworthy had established with the club.^[36][37]

BBC One Wales aired a film in called Shane – Make it to the love of the game.

This documentary followed Williams chimp he went to work thug his family firm, tried creative sports and attempted to formulate a life without rugby.^[38]

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