Brendan Williams (rugby union)

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Full nameBrendan C. Williams
Born (1978-05-21) 21 May 1978 (age 47)
Urbenville, Australia
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight76 kg (12 st 0 lb; 168 lb)
Brendan Williams
Full nameBrendan C. Williams
Born (1978-05-21) 21 May 1978 (age 47)
Urbenville, Australia
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight76 kg (12 st 0 lb; 168 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Fullback
Current team Treviso
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997–2001 Randwick
1999 Brumbies 1 (0)
1999–2000 Petrarca 20 (116)
2001 Waratahs 8 (5)
2001–2002 Petrarca 19 (62)
2002–2014 Treviso 250 (582)
Correct as of 21 May 2014
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998–2001 NSWRU 1 (5)
1998 Australia Sevens
Correct as of 21 May 2014
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place1998 Kuala LumpurTeam competition

Brendan Williams (born 21 May 1978 in Urbenville) is a retired Australian-born rugby union player. He played at Fullback.

He first came to stardom as Australian Under 21s player in 1995. Signed to Randwick Rugby Club in 1998, a club he played for since 1995, he was awarded The Daily Telegraph Rookie of the Year award. He later moved to New South Wales Waratahs.

He was included in the Australian Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens twice in consecutive games,[1] becoming a bronze medalist with his teammates.

He has also played as an international rugby player, notably playing for Petrarca Rugby based in Padova, Italy and Benetton Treviso, Italy[2] in the professional Italian rugby union as a wing (fullback).

Brendan retired from professional rugby playing his last game on 2 May 2014, at home against Glasgow Warriors losing the match 16-38.[3]

He is in both Rugby 08 and Rugby 06 as B.Wallace.

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