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Shane Williams (born 26 February 1977 in Swansea) is a Welsh rugby union footballer who plays as a winger for the Ospreys club and Wales but who can also play scrum-half.
Williams started his junior career as a scrum-half at Amman United RFC. After a move to Neath RFC he was moved out to the wing. He is most famous for his well known "side-step". His speed and strength usually help him to overcome opponents despite his small stature: he is 1.73m (5' 8") tall and weighs 12st 13lbs (82 kg). He was part of the Grand Slam-winning Wales side in the 2005 Six Nations championship. He was then selected to the British and Irish Lions for their 2005 New Zealand tour. On 28 June, he equalled a single-game Lions record by scoring five tries in a tour match against Manawatu.
In August 2005, a holiday to Cyprus made the headlines when Shane Williams was erroneously held over an assault. The police lost his passport; his lawyer described the whole incident as a "total stitch-up"; and on his return to Wales, Williams suggested that he should have spent his holiday in Tenby instead.
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