Grant Williams

thumb|Grant Williams Grant Williams (born 22 July 1996) is a South African professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half or wing for the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship and for the South Africa national team. Williams is noted for his exceptional pace and finishing ability. Quotes If I look back at the Academy, we had so much fun but in the back of my mind, I always tried to wake up early and run and put in the extras, I don’t come from money. So rugby was my thing and I had to make it work, I have a picture from back then and everyone in the photo is smiling and laughing and I’m the only one sitting looking all serious One of the guys sent me it and said, ‘You could see that you were taking it very seriously’. Of course I did, I had to make something out of myself with rugby, I didn’t have much to fall back on. I had great coaches there coach Warren, Okkie, all of those guys…I get emotional thinking about it because those were fun times in my journey, in my career I will never be ashamed to say that I didn’t get a contract straight out of school, and I went to the Academy because I learnt how to live by myself, the discipline of doing that and not having your parents making sure you are doing what you have to do. For me, it was a stepping stone. I needed 12 credits to get into Maties’ Varsity Cup team and I didn’t get them. And things didn’t work for me at Western Province I had to go somewhere to make it work and it was a leap of faith but I was determined to make something out of myself So my brother phoned College Rovers’ manager and he brought me to Durban for a trial. ‘I didn’t think I was going to the World Cup’ – Grant Williams’ unique journey to Springboks’ glory, May 2024, Planet Rugby by Jared Wright External links Category:Rugby union players from South Africa Category:1996 births Category:Living people