| Full name | Kurshwill Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 June 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | George, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (11 st 0 lb; 154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Oudtshoorn High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kurshwill 'Percy' Williams (born 5 June 1993 in George) is a South African rugby union player, that played first class rugby union between 2013 and 2016, playing for the Golden Lions and the Leopards.[1][2] His regular position is scrum-half.
Career
Youth
He played for the SWD Eagles at the Under-13 Craven Week tournament in 2006, at the 2009 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2009 and the Under-18 Craven Week in 2011, which also led to his inclusion in the South African Schools squad in the same year. The joined the Johannesburg-based Golden Lions team in 2012 and represented them in the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition.
Golden Lions
He made his senior debut for the Golden Lions during the 2013 Vodacom Cup, when he started the match against the Falcons.[3] A further two appearances followed that season.
Leopards
He joined near-rivals Leopards prior to the 2014 Vodacom Cup season.[4]
He was a member of the Leopards team that won the 2015 Currie Cup First Division.[5] He featured in two matches during the competition and played off the bench in the final, where he helped the Leopards to a 44–20 victory over the SWD Eagles to win the competition for the first time in their history.
Representative rugby
He was included in a South African Schools side in 2011 and the South Africa Under-20 squad for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship.[6]
References
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Percy Williams". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "Scoresway Player Profile Percy Williams". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 27–22 MTN Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Squad – Leopards XV : 2014 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ↑ "Leopards clinch Absa Currie Cup First Division title in style". South African Rugby Union. 8 October 2015. Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ↑ "Steenkamp leads powerful SA U20 JWC squad". South African Rugby Union. 25 April 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.