Samoa international rugby league & NZ rugby union player
Rugby player
Niall Williams-Guthrie
Williams in 2017
Birth name Niall Williams Date of birth (1988-04-21 ) 21 April 1988 (age 36) Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 74 kg (11 st 9 lb) Notable relative(s) Sonny Bill Williams (brother)Position(s)
Centre or Forward Years
Team
Apps
(Points) 2024-
Blues Women
() Years
Team
Comps 2015–23
New Zealand
164
Rugby league career
Position Centre , Second-row
Niall Williams-Guthrie (née Williams ; born 21 April 1988) is a New Zealand rugby league player. She has represented New Zealand in rugby sevens and touch rugby at an international level.[ 1] She has won silver medals as part of New Zealand's touch football team in 2011, and in the 2016 Rio Olympics as a member of New Zealand's sevens team. She also won gold medals in sevens in the 2018 Commonwealth Games , and 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens .
Rugby career
Touch
In touch football she won gold at the 2005 Youth World Cup and silver at the 2011 Touch Football World Cup .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Rugby Sevens
Guthrie made her international debut for New Zealand in 2015.[ 5] [ 6] She was selected for their squad to the 2016 Summer Olympics , where New Zealand claimed the silver medal behind Australia.[ 7] [ 8]
Guthrie missed the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 due to a neck injury.[ 9] [ 10] She was named in the Black Ferns Sevens squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham .[ 11] [ 12] She won a bronze medal at the event.[ 13] [ 14] She also won a silver medal at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town .[ 15] [ 16] [ 17]
Guthrie played in her final tournament for the Black Ferns Sevens at the 2023 France Women's Sevens in May 2023.[ 18] [ 5]
Super Rugby Aupiki
Guthrie signed with the Blues Women for the 2024 Super Rugby Aupiki season .[ 19] [ 20]
Rugby League
In 2023, Guthrie signed a two-year deal with the Gold Coast Titans in the NRLW .[ 18] [ 5] She is also part of the Samoa squad taking part in the 2023 Pacific Rugby League Championships .
Personal life
Of Samoan and European descent,[ 21] Niall, also known as "Nizzle",[ 22] is the younger sister of All Black Sonny Bill Williams .[ 23] She has a twin sister[ 24] [ 1] and two daughters.[ 22] She married her long-term partner, Tama Guthrie, in December 2022.[ 25]
References
^ a b Sonny Bill Williams, the contender Archived 17 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine , by Greg Bearup, The Australian , dated 2 March 2013.
^ Summerfield, Shaun (16 June 2011). "SBW's sister looks to extend her bragging rights" . 3 News . Media Works. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2011 .
^ "Niall Williams" . Touch New Zealand. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011 .
^ "Touch World Cup 2011: Women's Touch Blacks Strong in Brave Loss" . Touch New Zealand. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011 .
^ a b c Morton, Finn (12 May 2023). "Niall Guthrie opens up on 'bittersweet emotions' at last sevens event" . www.rugbypass.com . Retrieved 31 May 2023 .
^ "Black Ferns Sevens out to send off NRLW-bound sister on a high" . 1 News . 12 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023 .
^ "WILLIAMS Niall" . Rio 2016 . Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016 .
^ "Sonny Bill and Niall Williams make Rio Olympics squads" . Sky Sports.com . 3 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016 .
^ Dayal, Zion (20 April 2023). "Niall Williams Guthrie 'couldn't say no' to NRLW opportunity" . 1 News . Retrieved 31 May 2023 .
^ "Niall Guthrie returns for final tournament with Black Ferns sevens ahead of code switch" . Stuff . 26 April 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023 .
^ "Rugby Sevens teams named for Commonwealth Games" . allblacks.com . 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022 .
^ "Experienced New Zealand sevens squads revealed for Commonwealth Games" . Stuff . 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022 .
^ McConnell, Lynn (1 August 2022). "Double bronze for New Zealand Sevens sides in Birmingham" . allblacks.com . Retrieved 5 August 2022 .
^ "NZ Sevens sides bounce back to win bronze medals" . 1 News . 1 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022 .
^ Julian, Adam (12 September 2022). "New Zealand sides scoop silver in Cape Town" . allblacks.com . Retrieved 22 September 2022 .
^ "NZ Sevens come up short, losing World Cup finals in Cape Town" . 1 News . 12 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022 .
^ Wilson, Sam (11 September 2022). "Recap: New Zealand's men and women beaten in Rugby World Cup Sevens finals in Cape Town" . Stuff . Retrieved 22 September 2022 .
^ a b "Niall Guthrie eyes up last tournament for Black Fern Sevens" . RNZ . 12 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023 .
^ "WILLIAMS-GUTHRIE JOINS nib BLUES FOR 2024" . Blues Rugby . 20 November 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023 .
^ "Former Black Ferns sevens star Williams-Guthrie to join Blues" . 1 News . 20 November 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023 .
^ "Player Profile Niall Williams" . sportstg.com . Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017 .
^ a b "Niall Williams | allblacks.com" . All Blacks . Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017 .
^ Strang, Ben (26 November 2015). "SBW's sister Niall Williams is New Zealand's newest rugby sevens player" . Stuff.co.nz . Retrieved 6 August 2016 .
^ Early hints of Sonny Bill's charisma Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine , by Steve Deane, nzherald.co.nz, dated 16 March 2013.
^ "Mr & Mrs Guthrie" . Facebook . Retrieved 5 February 2023 .
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