Sharni Williams
| Date of birth | 2 March 1988 | ||
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| Place of birth | Batlow, New South Wales | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Centre, Forward | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| Brumbies Canberra Royals. |
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2008 – present |  Australia |
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| Sevens national teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| Australia |
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Sharni Williams (born 2 March 1988) is a female Australian rugby union player. She plays in the centre position for Australia, Brumbies and 2008-20012 Canberra Royals.
She made her international debut when winning her first Australia cap, against New Zealand on 14 October 2008 at Viking Park in Canberra. Some days before, she collected three tries in an unofficial test match won 95-0 by the Wallaroos against with the Australian President’s XV.[1][2]
During the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup in England, Williams scored one try against Wales and two in Australia's 62-0 victory over South Africa.[3][4]
She was awarded ACT Rugby Rookie of the Year 2008 and Australian Women's Player of the Year 2010.[5][6]
Aside from her rugby union career, Williams is a qualified mechanic working at a Toyota workshop in Canberra.[5]
Notes
- ↑ "Paper To Paper Wallaroos name first test team to play New Zealand". 13 October 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
- ↑ "Paper to Paper Wallaroos beaten by Black Ferns in first test". 14 October 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
- ↑ "Wallaroos open World Cup with bonus-point win over Wales". 21 August 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
- ↑ "Wallaroos win through to World Cup semi-finals". 29 August 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
- 1 2 "2010 squad - Sharni Williams profile". Retrieved 26 December 2010.
- ↑ Greg Growden (22 October 2010). "Eales Medal seals Pocock's rise to leader of the pack in breakaway year". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
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