Brendan Williams (rugby union)

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

Brendan Williams

Full name	Brendan C. Williams
Date of birth	(1978-05-21) 21 May 1978 (age 47)
Place of birth	Urbenville, Australia
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	76 kg (12 st 0 lb; 168 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) 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 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team competition

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.

Honours

• National Championship of Excellence
  • Champions Benetton Treviso: 2002–2003, 2003–2004, 2005–2006, 2006–2007, 2008–2009
• Coppa Italia
  • Champions Benetton Treviso: 2004–2005, 2009–2010
• Italian Super Cup
  • Champions Benetton Treviso: 2006, 2009