Avril Williams

Avril Williams
Birth nameAvril Percy Williams
Date of birth (1961-02-10) 10 February 1961 (age 63)
Place of birthPaarl, South Africa
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
SchoolNoorder Paarl Secondary School
Notable relative(s)Chester Williams (nephew)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Cape Town Defence ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1982–1984 Western Province 18 (36)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1984 South Africa 2

Avril Percy Williams (born 10 February 1961 in Paarl) is a former rugby union wing who was the second coloured man (after Errol Tobias) to play for South Africa.[1][2] His nephew Chester Williams later played for the Springboks too.

  1. ^ "Avril Williams". scrum.com. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  2. ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1985). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1985. S.A. Rugby Writers' Society. p. 83.