Grant Williams (rugby union)

{{Short description|South African rugby union player}}

{{other people|Grant Williams}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}

{{Use South African English|date=April 2018}}

{{Infobox rugby union biography

| name = Grant Williams

| image = Grant Williams 2022.jpg

| caption = Williams in 2022

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|07|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa

| height = {{height|m=1.74}}

| weight = {{cvt|80|kg}}

| school = Paarl Gimnasium

| position = Scrum-half / Wing

| currentclub = {{Rut|Sharks}} / {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)|CC=y}}

| youthyears1 = 2017

| youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}

| amatyears1 = 2017

| amatteam1 = College Rovers

| amatapps1 = 2

| amatpoints1 = 5

| years1 = 2018–

| clubs1 = {{Rut|Sharks}}

| apps1 = 62

| points1 = 95

| years2 = 2018–2019

| clubs2 = {{Rut|Sharks XV}}

| apps2 = 9

| points2 = 25

| years3 = 2018–

| clubs3 = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)|CC=y}}

| apps3 = 8

| points3 = 15

| repyears1 = 2022–

| repteam1 = South Africa

| repcaps1 = 17

| reppoints1 = 20

| clubupdate = 25 February 2023

| repupdate = 17 November 2024

}}

Grant Williams (born 22 July 1996) is a South African professional rugby union player currently playing for {{Rut|Sharks}}. His playing positions are scrum-half and wing.

== Club rugby ==

Williams plays for the {{Rut|Sharks}} in the United Rugby Championship and in the Currie Cup and the {{Rut|Sharks XV}} in the Rugby Challenge.{{cite web | access-date=22 February 2018 | url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_42578.html | title=Grant Williams | website=It's Rugby}} He usually plays as a scrum-half.

International

In August 2021 and after great performances with his club Williams was called up to the Springbok squad to replace another Sharks scrumhalf, Jaden Hendrikse, who sustained a leg fracture.[https://www.iol.co.za/sport/rugby/springboks/sharks-scrumhalf-grant-williams-called-up-to-springboks-squad-d7c59bd1-9f9f-485a-9d22-d3c2c9171982 IOL, Sharks scrumhalf Grant Williams called up to Springboks squad] He made his international debut off the bench in a 12-13 loss for the Springboks against Wales in Bloemfontein on 9 July 2022.

Statistics

=Test match record=

{{updated|16 November 2024}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width:75%"
style="width:25%;" | Opponent

! abbr="Played" style="width:15px;" | P

! abbr="Won" style="width:10px;" | W

! abbr="Drawn" style="width:10px;" | D

! abbr="Lost" style="width:10px;" | L

! abbr="Tries" style="width:15px;" | Try

! abbr="Points" style="width:18px;" | Pts

! abbr="Won" style="width:15px;" | %Won

align="left" | {{ru|ARG}}110000{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}
align="left" | {{ru|AUS}}330000{{#expr:3/3*100 round 2}}
align="left" | {{ru|ENG}}110015{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}
align="left" | {{ru|IRE}}210100{{#expr:1/2*100 round 2}}
align="left" | {{ru|NZL}}320115{{#expr:2/3*100 round 2}}
align="left" | {{ru|ROM}}1100210{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}
align="left" | {{ru|SCO}}220000{{#expr:2/2*100 round 2}}
align="left" | {{ru|TON}}110000{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}
align="left" | {{ru|WAL}}320100{{#expr:2/3*100 round 2}}
Total || 17 || 14 || 0 || 3 || 4 || 20 ||{{#expr:14/17*100 round 2}}

= International tries =

: As of 16 November 2024{{Cite web |title=Kurt-Lee ARENDSE profile and stats |url=https://all.rugby/player/kurt-lee-arendse |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=all.rugby |language=en}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%"

!Try

!Opposing team

!Location

!Venue

!Competition

!Date

!Result

!Score

1

|rowspan="2"|{{ru|ROM}}

|rowspan="2"|Bordeaux, France

|rowspan="2"|Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux

|rowspan="2"|2023 Rugby World Cup

|rowspan="2"|17 September 2023

|rowspan="2"|Win

|rowspan="2"|76–0

2
3

|{{ru|NZL}}

|Johannesburg, South Africa

|Ellis Park Stadium

|2024 Rugby Championship

|31 August 2024

|Win

|31–27

4

|{{ru|ENG}}

|London, England

|Twickenham Stadium

|2024 end-of-year rugby union internationals

|16 November 2024

|Win

|20–29

References

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