Duncan Williams

Duncan Williams (born 17 April 1986) is an Irish rugby union player. He plays as a scrum-half and represents Cork Constitution in the All-Ireland League.

For other uses, see Duncan Williams (disambiguation).
Duncan Williams
Date of birth (1986-04-17) 17 April 1986
Place of birthDouglas, Cork, Ireland
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight80 kg (13 st; 180 lb)
SchoolChristian Brothers College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
20??–present Cork Constitution ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009–2019 Munster 163 (35)
Correct as of 23 March 2019

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] Williams was released by Munster at the end of the 2018–19 season.[15]

After his release by Munster, Williams continued playing rugby at an amateur level for Cork Constitution. He had decided to retire from playing rugby after Con's All-Ireland League Division 1A final against Clontarf in May 2019,[16] but after Con won the final 28–13 to secure their second AIL title in three years,[17] Williams extended his playing career into the 2019–20 season, and he started in the 24–17 win against Young Munster in the final of the Munster Senior Cup in December 2019, a victory that secured a 30th title for the Cork side.[18]

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.
  15. "Departing Players Confirmed". Munster Rugby. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  16. "'Some days it wasn't good enough, other days it was, but every day I gave it my all'". The42. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  17. "Cork Con seal second AIL title in three years with Aviva victory over Clontarf". The42. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  18. "Report | Cork Con Secure 30th Munster Senior Challenge Cup Title". Munster Rugby. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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