Jim Williams (rugby union)

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Jim Williams
File:Jim Williams 2011 (cropped).jpg
Personal information
Full name R.W. Williams
Date of birth (1968-12-08) 8 December 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth Young, New South Wales, Australia
Height Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
Weight 113 kg (17 st 9 lb, 247 lb)[1]
Occupation Assistant coach
Club information
Position Flanker /Number eight
Current club Retired
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)
?
?
1994–95
1996
1997
1998–2001
2001–05		 Young
Wests
W. Hartlepool
Waratahs
Warringah
Brumbies
Munster		 ?
?
?
?
?
?
74
Representative teams
?-1999
1999–2000		 Australia (sevens)
Australia		 ?
14 (10)
Professional clubs coached
2006–07
2007–08		 Munster (Assistant coach)
Munster (Forwards coach)
Representative teams coached
2008–11 Australia (Assistant)
* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.

Jim Williams (born 8 December 1968) is a former international rugby union player and coach. He was most recently assistant coach to the Australian national rugby union team.

Early life

Born in Young, New South Wales, Williams played rugby league as a boy. He began rugby union after joining the army at age 17. He played for Young RFC, then moved to Brisbane where he played for West Brisbane.[2]

West Hartlepool, England

Williams moved to England in 1994 and played one season with West Hartlepool.[3]

Australian rugby

On returning to Australia, Williams played Sydney club rugby while remaining on the fringes of the NSW Waratahs team. It wasn't until he changed to the back row that he was able to find enough form to be picked up by Eddie Jones at the ACT Brumbies in 1998. It was his form playing for the Brumbies that led to his selection for the Australian squad for the 1999 Rugby World Cup.[citation needed]

Munster & Ireland

After missing Wallabies selection in 2001, Williams accepted a two-year deal with Munster, and soon captained the Irish club. He played 30 Heineken Cup matches for Munster, and scored 15 points. Williams played until 2005 when he was appointed assistant coach.[4][5][6]

Wallabies assistant coach

He continued in coaching roles at Munster until 2008 when new Wallabies coach Robbie Deans offered him the Assistant Coach role. At the start of Australia's international rugby season in June 2008 Williams took up his new role alongside fellow assistant Michael Foley.[1][7][8][9][10] Williams left the Wallabies in 2011.[11]

References

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Preceded by Munster captain
2002–04		 Succeeded by
Anthony Foley
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