Niall Williams (rugby union)
For Irish author, see Niall Williams.
| Date of birth | 21 April 1988 | |||||||||||
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| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sevens national teams | ||||||||||||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | ||||||||||
| 2015– | New Zealand | |||||||||||
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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 2 Sonny Bill Williams, the contender, by Greg Bearup, The Australian, dated 2 March 2013.
- ↑ "WILLIAMS Niall". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ↑ "Sonny Bill and Niall Williams make Rio Olympics squads". Sky Sports.com. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ↑ Summerfield, Shaun (16 June 2011). "SBW's sister looks to extend her bragging rights". 3 News. Media Works. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ↑ "Niall Williams". Touch New Zealand. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ↑ "Touch World Cup 2011: Women's Touch Blacks Strong in Brave Loss". Touch New Zealand. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Early hints of Sonny Bill's charisma, by Steve Deane, nzherald.co.nz, dated 16 March 2013.
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