Gavin Williams (rugby union)

Gavin Williams (born 25 October 1979) is a former rugby union player from New Zealand, who played in the Top 14 and for Samoa internationally.

Gavin Williams

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Birth name	Gavin Williams
Date of birth	(1979-10-25) 25 October 1979
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
School	Mount Albert Grammar School
Notable relative(s)	Bryan Williams (father) Paul Williams (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, fullback Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Ponsonby () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2005–2007 2007–2009 2009–2013 2013 2013–2015 Connacht US Dax Clermont Auvergne Stade Francais Montluçon 28 51 39 4 31 (15) (50) (59) (5) (25) Correct as of 26 April 2015 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2004 2005 Southland Auckland 4 2 (0) (0) Correct as of 24 September 2005 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2007–2010 2008 Samoa Pacific Islanders 16 2 (106) (0) Correct as of 24 November 2011

Williams previously played for Connacht, where he played from 2005 until the end of the 2006–07 season. After leaving Connacht, he went on to make his debut for Samoa in 2007 in a match against Fiji. Williams scored a try and conversion in Samoa's opening game in the 2007 World Cup.

After leaving Connacht, he played for US Dax before signing for Clermont.

Gavin Williams has a strong family connection in rugby with his father Bryan Williams, a strong winger who played for Auckland and New Zealand, and brother Paul Williams, who has represented the Crusaders, Highlanders and Blues in Super Rugby, and who also plays for Samoa internationally.