South African rugby union footballer and coach (1970–2019)
This article is about the South African rugby union footballer. For other uses, see Chester Williams (disambiguation).
Rugby player
Chester Williams
Chester Williams in 2018
Birth name
Chester Mornay Williams
Date of birth
(1970-08-08)8 August 1970
Place of birth
Paarl, South Africa
Date of death
6 September 2019(2019-09-06) (aged 49)
Place of death
Cape Town, South Africa
Weight
84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
Notable relative(s)
Avril Williams (uncle)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Wing
Provincial / State sides
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1991–1998
Western Province
63
(-)
1999
Golden Lions
()
Super Rugby
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1999–2000
Cats
18
(35)
International career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1993–2000
South Africa
27
(70)
National sevens team
Years
Team
Comps
1993–2001
South Africa
11
Coaching career
Years
Team
2001–2003
South Africa 7's
2004–2005
Cats
2006
Uganda
2007-2006
Mpumalanga Pumas
2007–2012
Tunisia
2012–2013
RCM Timişoara
Chester Mornay Williams (8 August 1970 – 6 September 2019)[1] was a South African rugby union player. He played as a winger for the South Africa national rugby union team (Springboks) from 1993 to 2000, most notably for the team that won the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was hosted in South Africa. He was the only non-white player on the team. During the tournament he scored four tries for South Africa in its quarter-final match and also appeared in the semi-final and final. Domestically he played rugby for the Western Province in the Currie Cup.
After retiring, Williams pursued a career in coaching, including a spell with the South Africa national rugby sevens team, the Uganda national rugby union team, and the University of the Western Cape. He was portrayed by McNeil Hendricks in the 2009 Clint Eastwood film Invictus, a biographical sports drama film about the events in South Africa before and during the 1995 Rugby World Cup, and he also helped to coach Matt Damon and other actors for the rugby scenes used in the film. Williams died from a suspected heart attack on 6 September 2019 at the age of 49.
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