Shane Mark Williams (born 26 February 1977) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a wing for the Ospreys and Wales, and who can also play scrum-half. Williams is notable for his well-known side-step, acceleration and his ability to find open space through opposition defence. Shane has been described as one of the most exciting wingers in the world. Williams is currently third on the international all-time Test try scoring list.
In 2008, Williams was selected as the IRB International Player of the Year.
Early life
Williams was born in Morriston, near Swansea, but grew up in Glanamman in the Amman Valley. He picked up his first rugby ball while still in primary school, and was always small for his age, even going into secondary school at Amman Valley Comprehensive School. Told that he was too small to play rugby, Williams took up football instead, playing for Cwmamman United A.F.C.; in his first appearance for the club's junior team, Williams had to play in goal as no one else would volunteer to take the position. Williams' former junior football coach, Alun Rees, remembers him as a "superb goalkeeper", but notes that he could also play outfield. Williams played for Cwmamman United up to the senior level, while only playing rugby sporadically, and admits that, at the time, football was "[his] main sport". However, on the day of Cwmamman United's cup final, Williams was invited to play rugby with his friends at Amman United RFC; Amman United ended up winning by around 80 points, with Williams scoring five tries.
Personal life
In August 2005, a holiday to Cyprus made the headlines when Shane Williams was erroneously held over an assault. The police lost his passport; his lawyer described the whole incident as a "total stitch-up"; and on his return to Wales, Williams suggested that he should have spent his holiday in Tenby instead.
On 23 December 2005, Williams married his childhood sweetheart Gail Branwen Lacey, whom he had met at Amman Valley school 14 years previously, at Twyn Church in Garnant. The couple's first child, Georgie, was born on 7 November, 2006.
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