Shane Williams has been named the Welsh Sports Personality of the Year for 2008, adding to his haul of awards which also includes the International Rugby Board’s world player of the year. The 31-year-old wing received the most votes from the Welsh public, ahead of the much fancied Olympic cycling gold medallist Nicole Cooke and [...]
Wales can be as good as Tri-Nations – Williams
Shane Williams believes the Autumn tests have shown that Wales aren’t far behind the Tri-Nations and that they are more than capable of competing with all three sides. South Africa and New Zealand both beat Wales with the latter completing a comprehensive 29-9 victory. However, Williams believes the victory over Australia in the last Test [...]
Williams voted World Player of the Year
Shane Williams has been voted World Player of the Year by the IRB and becomes the first ever Welsh player to receive the accolade. The Ospreys wing beat competition from Mike Blair, Ryan Jones, Dan Carter and Sergio Parisse to take home the award and afterwards spoke of his disbelief. “It’s the biggest honour you [...]