Duncan Williams

Duncan Williams
Birth name Duncan Williams
Date of birth (1986-04-17) 17 April 1986
Place of birth Douglas, Cork, Ireland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 80 kg (13 st; 180 lb)
School Christian Brothers College, Cork
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
20??–?? Cork Constitution ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009–present Munster 159 (35)
Correct as of 13 October 2018

Duncan Williams (born 17 April 1986) is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup. He plays as a scrum-half and represents Cork Constitution in Division 1A of the All-Ireland League.

Munster

Williams made his Munster debut against Connacht in December 2009.[1] He made his Heineken Cup debut against London Irish in October 2010.[2] Williams also started against Australia in Munster's historic 15-6 victory over them in November 2010.[3] He scored his first try for Munster in their 35-12 win against Scarlets in September 2011.[4] He signed a two-year contract extension with Munster in March 2012.[5] He started for Munster A in their 31–12 2011–12 British and Irish Cup Final win against Cross Keys on 27 April 2012.[6] On 28 February 2014, it was announced that Williams had signed a new one-year contract with Munster, which will see him remain at the province until at least June 2015.[7] He signed a two-year contract extension in February 2015.[8] On 2 January 2016, Williams earned his 100th cap for Munster when he came off the bench against Ulster.[9] On 24 January 2017, it was announced that Williams had signed a contract extension which will see him remain with Munster until June 2019.[10] On 1 April 2017, Williams was a late replacement for the injured Conor Murray in Munster's line-up for the 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup quarter-final against Toulouse. Munster went on to win the game 41–16 and progress to the semi-finals.[11] Williams earned his 150th cap for Munster on 10 February 2018, doing so when he started in the provinces' 33–5 win against Zebre in the 2017–18 Pro14.[12] Facial injuries suffered during training initially ruled Williams out for the remainder of the 2017–18 season, as surgery was required,[13] but he made a faster-than-expected recovery and returned to full training late in April.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "O'Gara Pulls The Strings". Munster Rugby. 27 December 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Munster Salvage Something". Munster Rugby. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Class of 2010 Excel". Munster Rugby. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Munster Go Top". Munster Rugby. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Contract News". Munster Rugby. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "Munster Prove Too Strong". Munster Rugby. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "O'Callaghan Starts As One Of 8 Changes". Munster Rugby. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Contract Signings Continue". Munster Rugby. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Duncan Williams Reaches 100 Caps". Munster Rugby. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Munster Confirm Latest Signings". Munster Rugby. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "Munster Back In Champions Cup Semi Finals". Munster Rugby. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "Bonus-Point Win Over Zebre". Munster Rugby. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "Squad Update". Munster Rugby. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  14. ↑ "Squad Update Pre-Ulster". Munster Rugby. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.


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