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Shane Williams

Welsh rugby union footballer (born 1977)
Person human Q525873

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
February 26, 1977
Place of birth
Swansea
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[5]
Occupation
rugby union player, association football player
Educated at
Ysgol Dyffryn Aman[6]
Award received
Member of the Order of the British Empire, World Rugby Men's Player of the Year[7][8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Welsh[18][19]
Country for sport
Wales[20]
Depicted by
Shane Williams[17]
End of work period
2017[22]
Family name
Williams[15]
Given name
Shane[16]
Height
+170[23]
Mass
+77[24]
Member of sports team
Barbarian FC, Wales national rugby union team, Ospreys, Neath RFC, Ricoh Black Rams Tokyo, British & Irish Lions[10][11][12]
Position played on team / speciality
winger[13]
Sport
rugby union[14]
Start of work period
1998[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Shane Mark Williams en Shane Williams ar شاين وليامز da Shane Mark Williams de Shane Mark Williams fa شین ویلیامز ja シェーン・ウィリアムス ko 셰인 윌리엄스 ko 셰인 마크 윌리엄스 pt Shane Mark Williams ru Уильямс, Шейн ru Шейн Уильямс ru Шэйн Уильямс zh 肖恩·威廉姆斯
🔖 Identifiers · 17
ISNI
0000000082748637
VIAF cluster ID
81599225
Library of Congress authority ID
nb2010027533
GND ID
137403364
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Shane Williams 2.jpg ↗
Barbarian F.C. ID
2940
ESPNscrum player ID (archived)
13285
European Professional Club Rugby player ID
SW784593
Freebase ID
/m/06lmhj
It's Rugby player ID
530
Rugby Database ID
13512
SNARC ID
Bruno Kitt
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Trading Card Database name ID
185182
United Rugby Championship player ID
547
Welsh Rugby Union men's player ID
SW784593
World Rugby Hall of Fame inductee ID
977, 706569
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrKQWyTThrxv7vYk9vmBP

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🔗 Connections
Member of sports team 5
Wales national rugby union team, British & Irish Lions, Ospreys, Barbarian FC, Neath RFC
Award received 2
World Rugby Men's Player of the Year, Member of the Order of the British Empire
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Welsh
Occupation 2
association football player, rugby union player
Country for sport 1
Wales
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Family name 1
Williams
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Swansea
Position played on team / speciality 1
winger
SNARC ID 1
Bruno Kitt
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
rugby union
← Statistical leader 1
2008 Six Nations Championship
← Winner 1
World Rugby Men's Player of the Year
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Summary

Shane Williams was born on February 26, 1977[1], in Swansea[2]. He has worked as a rugby union player[3] and association football player[4].

FAQs

Where was Shane Williams born?

Shane Williams's place of birth was Swansea[2].

What did Shane Williams do for work?

Shane Williams worked as a rugby union player[3] and association football player[4].

Where did Shane Williams go to school?

Shane Williams was educated at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman[6].

What awards did Shane Williams receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[7] and World Rugby Men's Player of the Year[8].

Related Entities

Swansea United Kingdom Wales

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [7] ↑ . The London Gazette 60173. wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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