Brendan Williams (rugby union)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brendan C. Williams | ||
| Born |
21 May 1978 Urbenville, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (12 st 0 lb) | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Fullback | ||
| Current club | Treviso | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 1997-2001 | Randwick | () | |
| 1999-2000 | Petrarca | 20 | (116) |
| 2001 | Waratahs | 8 | (5) |
| 2001-2002 | Petrarca | 19 | (62) |
| 2002-2014 | Treviso | 250 | (582) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 1998-2001 | NSWRU | 1 | (5) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 21 May 2014. | |||
Brendan Williams (born Urbenville on 21 May 1978) is a retired Australian-born rugby union player. He played at Fullback.
He first came to stardom as Australian Under 21s player in 1995. Signed to Randwick Rugby Club in 1998, a club he played for since 1995, he was awarded The Daily Telegraph Rookie of the Year award. He later moved to New South Wales Waratahs.
He was included in the Australian Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens twice in consecutive games,[1] becoming a bronze medalist with his teammates.
He has also played as an international rugby player, notably playing for Petrarca Rugby based in Padova, Italy and Benetton Rugby Treviso, Italy[2] in the professional Italian rugby union as a wing (fullback).
Brendan retired from professional rugby playing his last game on 2 May, at home against Glasgow Warriors losing the match 16-38.[3]
Honours
- National Championship of Excellence
- Champions Benetton Treviso: 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2005–2006, 2006-2007, 2008-2009
- Coppa Italia
- Champions Benetton Treviso: 2004-2005, 2009-2010
- Italian Super Cup
- Champions Benetton Treviso: 2006, 2009
References
External
http://www.itsrugby.fr/joueur-1115.html