Devon Frank Williams (born 16 April 1992 in

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player for the in the

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and in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is winger or fullback.

Career

Youth

Williams represented since Under-18 level, playing for them at the Academy Week and

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tournaments in 2010. In 2011, he played for the side in the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition, scoring three tries in thirteen appearances. He played for the side in

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(finishing joint-fifth top try scorer with six tries in just seven starts, despite missing a large part of the season through injury) and

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, scoring eight tries in fourteen starts and winning the "U21 Back of the Year" award.

Senior career

His first taste of senior rugby came in 2013, when he was included in the squad for the

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competition. He made his debut in the opening match of the season, starting on the left wing in their 17–17 draw with the in Ceres, scoring a 22nd-minute try in the process. He started in eight of 's nine matches in the competition, scoring one more try in their match against the . His

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campaign saw him score an incredible nine tries in the first six matches of the competition. He scored two tries in their opening match against the , one each in their matches against the , the and and four tries in their 65–29 victory over Kenyan representative side . He was included in the squad for their 2014 Super Rugby Round 10 match against the . He twice came on as a blood-bin substitute to make his

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debut. His first start came in the Stormers' next match, away to the .

Sevens

He joined the South Africa Sevens Academy in 2014.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Devon South African rugby union players Living people 1992 births Rugby union players from Stellenbosch Stormers players Western Province (rugby union) players Rugby union wings Rugby union fullbacks Pumas (Currie Cup) players Bulls (rugby union) players Alumni of Paarl Boys' High School Blue Bulls players 21st-century South African sportsmen