Morgan Williams (rugby union)

Morgan Williams

Full name	Morgan Andrew Williams
Date of birth	April 17, 1976 (1976-04-17) (age 35)
Place of birth	Kingston, Ontario
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	84 kg (190 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Scrum-half
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1998–2000 2000–2002 2002–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007	Bordeaux-Bègles Stade Français Saracens FC Stade Français SC Albi
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1999–2008	Canada	51	(63)
Sevens national teams
Years	Club / team		Comps
	Canada
Coaching career
Years	Club / team
2009–2010	Canada 7's
Rugby union career

Morgan Andrew Williams (born on April 17, 1976 in Kingston, Ontario)^[1] is a rugby union scrum half.

A Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia native, Williams debuted on the world rugby scene at age 23 when he scored two tries for Canada against France during the 1999 Rugby World Cup.

The 183 cm, 84 kg Williams has played professionally with Bordeaux-Begles (1999–00 season), Stade Français (00-02 and 06 seasons), Saracens (02-05 seasons). He has generally been third-choice scrum half with Stade Français. During his stay, Williams had differences with coaching staff at Saracens and decided to move back to Stade Français.

Williams has scored 12 tries and 1 drop-goal for Canada in 51 caps. He has participated in three world cups (1999, 2003, and 2007). He has also played a number of times for Canada in rugby sevens, most notably at the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens and 2002 Commonwealth Games. In 2005 against Argentina he captained Canada's fifteens for the first time in his career. After the 2007 World Cup he retired from international rugby.

Morgan Williams was announced as the head coach of the Canadian rugby sevens team in 2009.^[2] In August 2010, Morgan Williams was fired from his position as the head coach of the Canadian national men's sevens team by Rugby Canada.^{[citation needed]}

In 2010 after being fired from his position as head coach of the Canadian men's sevens team, Morgan Williams decided to join forces with The Rock (Newfoundland's rugby team) during the CRC final against the Prairie Wolfpack (a team composed of the best players from Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta). With the help of Williams, The Rock overcame the Wolfpack to seize the title of National Champions.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ Morgan Williams player profile Scrum.com
2. ^ "Men's 7s / Coaches". rugbycanada.ca. http://www.rugbycanada.ca/leagues/custom_page.cfm?clientid=3817&leagueid=11332&pageid=5188. Retrieved January 29, 2010. 

Persondata
Name	Williams, Morgan
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Date of birth	April 17, 1976
Place of birth	Kingston, Ontario
Date of death
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