Daryl Williams (rugby union)
Daryl Richard Williams (born Auckland, 30 September 1964) is a New Zealand-born Samoan rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half.
Date of birth | 30 September 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
A Hurricanes injury replacement player at the end of the 1996 season, loose forward Daryl Williams played the final two matches against the Chiefs and the Waratahs after earlier returning from a playing career in France.
Former Western Samoa lock Williams was a Manawatu player out of Feilding, playing seven matches for Manawatu in 1996.
He was also selected in the New Zealand Maori side, but did not play as he was subsequently found to be ineligible.[1] He was also a New Zealand Colts trialist in 1985.
His first international cap was against Ireland, at Lansdowne Road, on 29 October 1989. Although not being part of the 1991 Rugby World Cup roster, He played in the 1995 Rugby World Cup, playing two matches.