Reece Williams
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Reece Williams was an Australia
n rugby league
player for the Cronulla Sharks
in the National Rugby League
competition where he played Second Row, Prop Forward and Centre. Williams retired in 2010 following a series of injuries.
During 2009 and 2010, Williams suffered a series of head knocks that left him hospitalised twice in an eight month period (August 2009 and March 2010). In 2009, Williams had a blood clot on his brain requiring surgery. In March 2010, after being hospitalised for concussion, a further blood clot was found on the player's spine. Despite his determination to return to playing football, at the end of 2010, Williams accepted medical advice and announced his retirement.
Williams was a one-club player from the local juniors ranks, racking up 98 NRL games for the Cronulla Sharks
since his 2003 debut.
While playing professional football, Williams studied part time and completed a Certificate III and IV in Personal Training as well as a Management certificate. On retirement, he started a Personal Training business specialising in weight loss and fitness, and has been used as an example for young players to look for a career beyond their playing days.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player for the Cronulla Sharks
Cronulla Sharks
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales...
in the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
competition where he played Second Row, Prop Forward and Centre. Williams retired in 2010 following a series of injuries.
Early career
Reece Williams played football for the Yarrawarrah Tigers. He went to school at Endeavour Sports High School in Caringbah NSW.2003-present
Williams made his first grade debut in Round 23, Cronulla v St George Illawarra at Toyota Park, 16 August 2003. Williams was rewarded for good form in 2007 when he was selected for City Origin. Williams missed the majority of the 2008 season through a knee injury requiring a knee reconstruction.During 2009 and 2010, Williams suffered a series of head knocks that left him hospitalised twice in an eight month period (August 2009 and March 2010). In 2009, Williams had a blood clot on his brain requiring surgery. In March 2010, after being hospitalised for concussion, a further blood clot was found on the player's spine. Despite his determination to return to playing football, at the end of 2010, Williams accepted medical advice and announced his retirement.
Williams was a one-club player from the local juniors ranks, racking up 98 NRL games for the Cronulla Sharks
Cronulla Sharks
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales...
since his 2003 debut.
While playing professional football, Williams studied part time and completed a Certificate III and IV in Personal Training as well as a Management certificate. On retirement, he started a Personal Training business specialising in weight loss and fitness, and has been used as an example for young players to look for a career beyond their playing days.