Niall Williams (rugby union)

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Niall Williams
Date of birth (1988-04-21) 21 April 1988
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
2015– New Zealand
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Team

Niall Williams (born 21 April 1988) is a New Zealand rugby sevens player and former New Zealand international touch football captain.[1] She is a member of New Zealand's women's national rugby sevens team and was selected for their squad to the 2016 Summer Olympics, where New Zealand claimed the silver medal behind Australia.[2][3] In touch football she won gold at the 2005 Youth World Cup and silver at the 2011 Touch Football World Cup.[4][5][6]

She is the younger sister of All Black Sonny Bill Williams.[7] She has a twin sister called Denise.[8][1]

References

  1. 1 2 Sonny Bill Williams, the contender, by Greg Bearup, The Australian, dated 2 March 2013.
  2. "WILLIAMS Niall". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  3. "Sonny Bill and Niall Williams make Rio Olympics squads". Sky Sports.com. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  4. Summerfield, Shaun (16 June 2011). "SBW's sister looks to extend her bragging rights". 3 News. Media Works. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  5. "Niall Williams". Touch New Zealand. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  6. "Touch World Cup 2011: Women's Touch Blacks Strong in Brave Loss". Touch New Zealand. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  7. Strang, Ben (26 November 2015). "SBW's sister Niall Williams is New Zealand's newest rugby sevens player". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  8. Early hints of Sonny Bill's charisma, by Steve Deane, nzherald.co.nz, dated 16 March 2013.
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