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Grant Williams
	Williams in 2022
Date of birth	22 July 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb)
School	Paarl Gimnasium
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Scrum-half / Wing
Current team	Sharks / Sharks (Currie Cup)
Youth career
2017	Sharks
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2017	College Rovers
Senior career
Years	Team
2018–	Sharks
2018–2019	Sharks XV
2018–	Sharks (Currie Cup)
	Correct as of 25 February 2023
International career
Years	Team
2022–	South Africa
	Correct as of 17 November 2024

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Grant Williams (born 22 July 1996) is a South African professional rugby union player currently playing for Sharks. His playing positions are scrum-half and wing.

Club rugby

Williams plays for the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship and in the Currie Cup and the Sharks XV in the Rugby Challenge.^[1] He usually plays as a scrum-half.

International

In August 2021 and after great performances with his club Williams was called up to the Springbok squad to replace another Sharks scrumhalf, Jaden Hendrikse, who sustained a leg fracture.^[2] He made his international debut off the bench in a 12-13 loss for the Springboks against Wales in Bloemfontein on 9 July 2022.

Statistics

Test match record

As of 16 November 2024

Opponent	P	W	L	Try	Pts	%Won
Argentina	1	1	0	0	0	100
Australia	3	3	0	0	0	100
England	1	1	0	1	5	100
Ireland	2	1	1	0	0	50
New Zealand	3	2	1	1	5	66.67
Romania	1	1	0	2	10	100
Scotland	2	2	0	0	0	100
Tonga	1	1	0	0	0	100
Wales	3	2	1	0	0	66.67
Total	17	14	3	4	20	82.35

International tries

As of 16 November 2024^[3]

Try	Opposing team	Location	Venue	Competition	Date	Result	Score
1	Romania	Bordeaux, France	Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux	2023 Rugby World Cup	17 September 2023	Win	76–0
2	Romania	Bordeaux, France	Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux	2023 Rugby World Cup	17 September 2023	Win	76–0
3	New Zealand	Johannesburg, South Africa	Ellis Park Stadium	2024 Rugby Championship	31 August 2024	Win	31–27
4	England	London, England	Twickenham Stadium	2024 end-of-year rugby union internationals	16 November 2024	Win	20–29

References

^ "Grant Williams". It's Rugby. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
^ IOL, Sharks scrumhalf Grant Williams called up to Springboks squad
^ "Kurt-Lee ARENDSE profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

External links

Grant Williams at Springboks
Grant Williams at European Professional Club Rugby
Grant Williams at ESPNscrum
Grant Williams at ItsRugby.co.uk

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[1] "Grant Williams". It's Rugby. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

[2] IOL, Sharks scrumhalf Grant Williams called up to Springboks squad

[3] "Kurt-Lee ARENDSE profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

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 {{Infobox rugby union biography
 |           name = Grant Williams
-|          image =
+|          image = Grant Williams 2022.jpg
+|        caption = Williams in 2022
 |       fullname =
 |     birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|07|22|df=y}}
 |    birth_place = [[Paarl]], [[Western Cape]], [[South Africa]]
 |         height = {{height|m=1.74}}
-|         weight = {{cvt|80|kg|lb}}
+|         weight = {{cvt|80|kg}}
 |         school = [[Paarl Gimnasium]]
 |       position = [[Scrum-half (rugby union)|Scrum-half]] / [[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]]
@@ Line 16: / Line 17: @@
 |    youthyears1 = 2017
 |    youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}
+|     amatyears1 = 2017
+|      amatteam1 = College Rovers
+|      amatapps1 = 2
+|    amatpoints1 = 5
 |         years1 = 2018–
 |         clubs1 = {{Rut|Sharks}}
-|          apps1 = 39
+|          apps1 = 62
-|        points1 = 50
+|        points1 = 95
 |         years2 = 2018–2019
 |         clubs2 = {{Rut|Sharks XV}}
@@ Line 30: / Line 35: @@
 |      repyears1 = 2022–
 |       repteam1 = [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]]
-|       repcaps1 = 1
+|       repcaps1 = 17
-|     reppoints1 = 0
+|     reppoints1 = 20
-|     amatyears1 = 2017
-|      amatteam1 = College Rovers
-|      amatapps1 = 2
-|    amatpoints1 = 5
 |     clubupdate = 25 February 2023
-|      repupdate = 23 July 2022
+|      repupdate = 17 November 2024
 }}
-'''Grant Williams''' (born 22 July 1996) is a [[South African people|South African]] [[rugby union]] player currently playing for {{Rut|Sharks}}. His playing positions are scrum-half and wing.
+'''Grant Williams''' (born 22 July 1996) is a South African professional [[rugby union]] player currently playing for {{Rut|Sharks}}. His playing positions are scrum-half and wing.
 == Club rugby ==
-Williams plays for the {{Rut|Sharks}} in [[Super Rugby]] and in the [[Currie Cup]] and the {{Rut|Sharks XV}} in the [[Rugby Challenge (South Africa)|Rugby Challenge]].<ref>{{cite web | access-date=22 February 2018 | url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_42578.html | title=Grant Williams | website=It's Rugby}}</ref>  He usually plays as a [[Scrum-half (rugby union)|scrum-half]].
+Williams plays for the {{Rut|Sharks}} in the [[United Rugby Championship]] and in the [[Currie Cup]] and the {{Rut|Sharks XV}} in the [[Rugby Challenge (South Africa)|Rugby Challenge]].<ref>{{cite web | access-date=22 February 2018 | url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_42578.html | title=Grant Williams | website=It's Rugby}}</ref>  He usually plays as a [[Scrum-half (rugby union)|scrum-half]].
 == International ==
 In August 2021 and after great performances with his club Williams was called up to the Springbok squad to replace another Sharks scrumhalf, [[Jaden Hendrikse]], who sustained a leg fracture.<ref>[https://www.iol.co.za/sport/rugby/springboks/sharks-scrumhalf-grant-williams-called-up-to-springboks-squad-d7c59bd1-9f9f-485a-9d22-d3c2c9171982 IOL, ''Sharks scrumhalf Grant Williams called up to Springboks squad'']</ref> He made his international debut off the bench in a 12-13 loss for the Springboks against Wales in Bloemfontein on 9 July 2022.
+==Statistics==
+===Test match record===
+{{updated|16 November 2024}}
+{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width:75%"
+|-
+! style="width:25%;" | Opponent
+! abbr="Played" style="width:15px;" | P
+! abbr="Won" style="width:10px;" | W
+! abbr="Drawn" style="width:10px;" | D
+! abbr="Lost" style="width:10px;" | L
+! abbr="Tries" style="width:15px;" | Try
+! abbr="Points" style="width:18px;" | Pts
+! abbr="Won" style="width:15px;" | %Won
+|-
+| align="left" | {{ru|ARG}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}
+|-
+| align="left" | {{ru|AUS}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:3/3*100 round 2}}
+|-
+| align="left" | {{ru|ENG}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 5 || {{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}
+|-
+| align="left" | {{ru|IRE}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:1/2*100 round 2}}
+|-
+| align="left" | {{ru|NZL}} || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 5 || {{#expr:2/3*100 round 2}}
+|-
+| align="left" | {{ru|ROM}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 10 || {{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}
+|-
+| align="left" | {{ru|SCO}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:2/2*100 round 2}}
+|-
+| align="left" | {{ru|TON}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}
+|-
+| align="left" | {{ru|WAL}} || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:2/3*100 round 2}}
+|-
+! Total || 17 || 14 || 0 || 3 || 4 || 20 ||{{#expr:14/17*100 round 2}}
+|}
+=== International tries ===
+: As of 16 November 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kurt-Lee ARENDSE profile and stats |url=https://all.rugby/player/kurt-lee-arendse |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=all.rugby |language=en}}</ref>
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%"
+!Try
+!Opposing team
+!Location
+!Venue
+!Competition
+!Date
+!Result
+!Score
+|-
+|1
+|rowspan="2"|{{ru|ROM}}
+|rowspan="2"|[[Bordeaux]], [[France]]
+|rowspan="2"|[[Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux]]
+|rowspan="2"|[[2023 Rugby World Cup]]
+|rowspan="2"|17 September 2023
+|rowspan="2"|Win
+|rowspan="2"|'''76'''–0
+|-
+|2
+|-
+|3
+|{{ru|NZL}}
+|[[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]]
+|[[Ellis Park Stadium]]
+|[[2024 Rugby Championship]]
+|31 August 2024
+|Win
+|'''31'''–27
+|-
+|4
+|{{ru|ENG}}
+|[[London]], [[England]]
+|[[Twickenham Stadium]]
+|[[2024 end-of-year rugby union internationals]]
+|16 November 2024
+|Win
+|20–'''29'''
+|-
+|}
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+* [https://www.sarugby.co.za/match-centre/player-detail/?playerId=018e1f0f-b734-42f4-98b7-ef7c9044a4f0&teamId=e976cfc2-f80b-4c1a-8472-838cd54f0fbc Grant Williams] at [[South Africa national rugby union team|Springboks]]
-* {{sport links}}
+* {{Sports links}}
 {{Sharks squad}}
+{{Navboxes
+|title = Squads
+|list1 =
+{{South Africa 2023 Rugby World Cup squad}}
+}}
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 [[Category:Rugby union scrum-halves]]
 [[Category:Sharks (rugby union) players]]
-[[Category:Sportspeople from Paarl]]
+[[Category:Rugby union players from Paarl]]
 [[Category:Sharks (Currie Cup) players]]
-[[Category:Rugby union players from the Western Cape]]
 [[Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2014 African Youth Games]]
 [[Category:South Africa international rugby union players]]
+[[Category:2023 Rugby World Cup players]]
+[[Category:Alumni of Paarl Gimnasium]]
+[[Category:21st-century South African sportsmen]]
 {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-stub}}

v t e Sharks – current squad
Forwards	Dian Bleuler Phepsi Buthelezi Ruan Dreyer Thomas Dyer Eben Etzebeth Gerbrandt Grobler Nick Hatton Hanro Jacobs Jason Jenkins Vincent Koch Siya Kolisi Jeandre Labuschagne Tinotenda Mavesere Fez Mbatha Bongi Mbonambi Ntuthuko Mchunu Khwezi Mona Ox Nché Trevor Nyakane Corne Rahl Braam Reyneke Dylan Richardson Emmanuel Tshituka Vincent Tshituka Emile van Heerden James Venter
Backs	Lukhanyo Am Diego Appollis Bradley Davids André Esterhuizen Aphelele Fassi Tiaan Fourie Jaden Hendrikse Jordan Hendrikse Ethan Hooker Eduan Keyter Makazole Mapimpi Siya Masuku Yaw Penxe Marnus Potgieter Francois Venter Grant Williams
Director of Rugby	Neil Powell