Mark Williams (rugby Union)
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Mark Andrew Williams (born June 26, 1961) is an American former rugby union player who played center. Williams played for the U.S. national rugby team from 1987 to 1999, earning 37 caps. Williams scored 143 points over his test career, and he retired as the #3 all-time U.S. points scorer. Williams was on the U.S. squad for the 1991 and 1999 Rugby World Cups, and was the leading scorer for the U.S. at the
1991 Rugby World Cup The 1991 Rugby World Cup was the second edition of the Rugby World Cup, and was jointly hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France: at the time, the five European countries who participated in the Five Nations Championship. This was ...
with 16 points. In 1996, towards the end of his playing career, Williams was selected as head coach of the United States national rugby sevens team."US Team Chosen for 7s World Cup"
Kurt Oeler, February 27, 1997. He coached the U.S. sevens team to a 17th place finish at the
1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens The 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens was the second edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament and the first to be held in Hong Kong. It was the last major sporting event to be held in the then British dependency before the transfer of sovereig ...
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Mark United States national rugby union team coaches United States international rugby union players 1961 births Living people 1991 Rugby World Cup players 1999 Rugby World Cup players Rugby union centres