Niall Williams (rugby union)
| Date of birth | (1988-04-21) 21 April 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Personal life
Of Samoan and Pākehā descent,[7] Niall, also known as "Nizzle",[8] is the younger sister of All Black Sonny Bill Williams.[9] She has a twin sister called Denise[10][1] and two daughters, Tatum-Lee and Rema-Rae.[11]
References
^ ab Sonny Bill Williams, the contender, by Greg Bearup, The Australian, dated 2 March 2013.
^ "WILLIAMS Niall". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "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. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
^ "Touch World Cup 2011: Women's Touch Blacks Strong in Brave Loss". Touch New Zealand. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
^ "Player Profile Niall Williams". sportstg.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
^ "Niall Williams | allblacks.com". All Blacks. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
^ Strang, Ben (26 November 2015). "SBW's sister Niall Williams is New Zealand's newest rugby sevens player". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
^ Early hints of Sonny Bill's charisma, by Steve Deane, nzherald.co.nz, dated 16 March 2013.
^ "Niall Williams | allblacks.com". All Blacks. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
External links
- New Zealand Profile
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