RUGBY PLAYER

Shane Williams

1977 - Today

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Shane Mark Williams, (born 26 February 1977) is a Welsh former rugby union player most famous for his long and successful tenure as a wing for the Ospreys and the Wales national team. He also played scrum-half on occasion. Williams is the record try scorer for Wales, and fourth on the international list of leading rugby union test try scorers behind Daisuke Ohata, Bryan Habana and David Campese. In 2008, Williams was selected as the World Rugby Player of the Year, then known as the IRB Player of the Year. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Shane Williams is the 20th most popular rugby player (up from 21st in 2024), the 7,631st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,003rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Rugby Player.

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Among RUGBY PLAYERS

Among rugby players, Shane Williams ranks 20 out of 35. Before him are Siya Kolisi, Sonny Bill Williams, Antoine Dupont, Chester Williams, Jonathan Sexton, and Bryan Habana. After him are Ronan O'Gara, Brian O'Driscoll, Faf de Klerk, Keith Wood, Beauden Barrett, and Cheslin Kolbe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Shane Williams ranks 1,083. Before him are Kiyomitsu Kobari, Andrey Akopyants, Shoji Ikitsu, Aki Berg, Léider Preciado, and Navi Rawat. After him are Denis Moschitto, Wu Jiaduo, Yu Aida, Paolo Bianco, Meng Guanliang, and Vita Palamar.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Shane Williams ranks 7,633 out of 8,785. Before him are Tony Bellew (1982), Michael Dawson (1983), Kevin Gallacher (1966), Tom Blyth (1995), Nicki French (1964), and Craig Gordon (1982). After him are Troy Deeney (1988), Alex Clare (1985), Patrick Wolf (1983), James Dreyfus (1968), Naomi Alderman (1974), and Lady Davina Windsor (1977).

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Among RUGBY PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among rugby players born in United Kingdom, Shane Williams ranks 3. Before him are Jonny Wilkinson (1979), and Mike Tindall (1978). After him are Gareth Thomas (1974), Owen Farrell (1991), Martin Johnson (1970), George North (1992), Dan Biggar (1989), Alun Wyn Jones (1985), Leigh Halfpenny (1988), Stuart Hogg (1992), and Shannon Izar (1993).

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