Duncan Williams (born 17 April 1986) is an Irish

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player. He plays as a scrum-half and represents

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in the All-Ireland League.

Munster

Williams made his Munster debut against

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in December 2009. He made his

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debut against

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in October 2010. Williams also started against

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in Munster's historic 15–6 victory over them in November 2010. He scored his first try for Munster in their 35–12 win against

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in September 2011. He signed a two-year contract extension with Munster in March 2012. He started for Munster A in their 31–12

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Final win against

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on 27 April 2012. On 28 February 2014, it was announced that Williams had signed a new one-year contract with Munster, which will see him remain at the province until at least June 2015. He signed a two-year contract extension in February 2015. On 2 January 2016, Williams earned his 100th cap for Munster when he came off the bench against

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. On 24 January 2017, it was announced that Williams had signed a contract extension which will see him remain with Munster until June 2019. On 1 April 2017, Williams was a late replacement for the injured

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in Munster's line-up for the

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quarter-final against

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. Munster went on to win the game 41–16 and progress to the semi-finals. Williams earned his 150th cap for Munster on 10 February 2018, doing so when he started in the provinces' 33–5 win against

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in the

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. Facial injuries suffered during training initially ruled Williams out for the remainder of the 2017–18 season, as surgery was required, but he made a faster-than-expected recovery and returned to full training late in April. Williams was released by Munster at the end of the 2018–19 season. After his release by Munster, Williams continued playing rugby at an amateur level for

. He had decided to retire from playing rugby after Con's All-Ireland League Division 1A final against Clontarf in May 2019, but after Con won the final 28–13 to secure their second AIL title in three years, Williams extended his playing career into the 2019–20 season, and he started in the 24–17 win against

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in the final of the Munster Senior Cup in December 2019, a victory that secured a 30th title for the Cork side.

References

External links

Munster Profile
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Pro14 Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Duncan 1986 births Living people People educated at Christian Brothers College, Cork Rugby union players from County Cork Irish rugby union players Cork Constitution players Munster Rugby players Rugby union scrum-halves