Assistant Coach - Jim Williams
| Jim Williams |
| Born: 08/12/1968 | | Position: Flanker/No.8 | | Tests: 14 | | Test Points: 10pts (2t) | | Test Debut: 1999 v Ireland at Brisbane, Australia | Honours:
Australian Sevens 1992-1999; NSW Waratahs 1996; ACT Brumbies 1998-2000; Munster (Ire) 2001-2005; Australian Wallabies 1999-2000 | Major Coaching Appointments:
Munster Assistant Coach 2005-2007; Munster Forwards Coach 2007-2008 | Major Coaching Achievements:
Heineken Cup 2005/06 |
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RENOWNED for his strong running in broken field play, Jim Williams began his State career with NSW Waratahs before moving to the ACT-based Brumbies for the 1998 Super 12 season. Selected for the Wallabies in the 1999 Test against Ireland in Brisbane, Williams would play another 13 Tests and was a member of the winning 1999 World Cup and 2000 Tri Nations squads.
Williams moved from the Brumbies to Irish club Munster at the start of the 2001-02 season and by his second season had been named captain. Williams remained with Munster as an Assistant Coach after his retirement in 2005, aged 36, and helped the team to a Heineken Cup Final victory over Biarritz in 2006.
At the start of this season Williams was appointed Munster Forwards coach and helped them to the Heineken Cup final against Toulouse at the end of May.
