Kurshwill 'Percy' Williams (born 5 June 1993 in George) is a South African

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player, that played first class rugby union between 2013 and 2016, playing for the and the . His regular position is scrum-half.

Career

Youth

He played for the at the Under-13 Craven Week tournament in 2006, at the 2009 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2009 and the Under-18

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in 2011, which also led to his inclusion in the South African Schools squad in the same year. The joined the

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-based team in 2012 and represented them in the

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competition.

Golden Lions

He made his senior debut for the during the

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, when he started the match against the . A further two appearances followed that season.

Leopards

He joined near-rivals prior to the

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season. He was a member of the team that won the

2015 Currie Cup First Division The 2015 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 29 August to 8 October 2015. The tournament (also known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) was the second tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union compet ...

. He featured in two matches during the competition and played off the bench in the final, where he helped the Leopards to a 44–20 victory over the to win the competition for the first time in their history.

Representative rugby

He was included in a South African Schools side in 2011 and the South Africa Under-20 squad for the

2013 IRB Junior World Championship The 2013 IRB Junior World Championship was the sixth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in France by rugby's governing body, the IRB. A total of twelve nations played in the tournament ...

References

South African rugby union players Living people 1993 births Golden Lions players South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players Rugby union scrum-halves Rugby union players from the Western Cape {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-stub