Shaun Williams (born 13 April 1998) is a South African

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player. Williams hails from a small community of

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on the platinum belt in the North West province. He attended Garsfontein High School in

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on a bursary as a boarder. He was signed by the

Golden Lions The Golden Lions (currently known as the Sigma Golden Lions for sponsorship reasons) is a South African professional rugby union team based in Johannesburg who compete in the annual Currie Cup and Rugby Challenge. The team is governed by the ...

and he played for them at U19 and U21 levels, before making his senior debut for the team in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge. Williams was first called into the Blitzbok South African sevens squad in September 2021. Williams played in the

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where South Africa won the gold medal.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Shaun 1998 births Living people South African rugby union players Male rugby sevens players South Africa international rugby sevens players Golden Lions players Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South Africa Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Rugby union scrum-halves