Samoa international rugby league & NZ rugby union player
Rugby player
Niall Williams-Guthrie
Williams in 2017
Born Niall Williams (1988-04-21 ) 21 April 1988 (age 37) Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 74 kg (11 st 9 lb) Notable relative(s) Sonny Bill Williams (brother)Henry Perenara (cousin)Marcus Perenara (cousin)Rugby union career Position Centre or Forward Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2024 Blues Women 5 (5) National sevens team Years Team Comps 2015–23 New Zealand 164
Rugby league career
Playing information
Position Centre , Second-row
Niall Williams-Guthrie (née Williams ; born 21 April 1988) is a New Zealandrugby league player. She has represented New Zealand inrugby sevens andtouch rugby at an international level.[ 1] 2016 Rio Olympics as a member of New Zealand's sevens team. She also won gold medals in sevens in the2018 Commonwealth Games , and2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens .
In touch football she won gold at the 2005 Youth World Cup and silver at the2011 Touch Football World Cup .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Guthrie made her international debut forNew Zealand in 2015.[ 5] [ 6] 2016 Summer Olympics , where New Zealand claimed the silver medal behind Australia.[ 7] [ 8]
Guthrie missed theTokyo Olympics in 2021 due to a neck injury.[ 9] [ 10] 2022 Commonwealth Games inBirmingham .[ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] Rugby World Cup Sevens inCape Town .[ 15] [ 16] [ 17]
Guthrie played in her final tournament for the Black Ferns Sevens at the2023 France Women's Sevens in May 2023.[ 18] [ 5]
Guthrie signed with theBlues Women for the2024 Super Rugby Aupiki season .[ 19] [ 20]
In 2023, Guthrie signed a two-year deal with theGold Coast Titans in theNRLW .[ 18] [ 5] Samoa squad taking part in the2023 Pacific Rugby League Championships .
OfSamoan andEuropean descent,[ 21] [ 22] All Black Sonny Bill Williams .[ 23] [ 24] [ 1] [ 22] [ 25]
^a b Sonny Bill Williams, the contender Archived 17 January 2015 at theWayback 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 fromthe original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved12 November 2011 . ^ "Niall Williams" . Touch New Zealand. Archived fromthe original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved3 September 2011 .^ "Touch World Cup 2011: Women's Touch Blacks Strong in Brave Loss" . Touch New Zealand. Archived fromthe original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved3 September 2011 .^a b c Morton, Finn (12 May 2023)."Niall Guthrie opens up on 'bittersweet emotions' at last sevens event" .www.rugbypass.com . Retrieved31 May 2023 . ^ "Black Ferns Sevens out to send off NRLW-bound sister on a high" .1 News . 12 May 2023. Retrieved31 May 2023 .^ "WILLIAMS Niall" .Rio 2016 . Archived fromthe original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved6 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. Retrieved7 August 2016 .^ Dayal, Zion (20 April 2023)."Niall Williams Guthrie 'couldn't say no' to NRLW opportunity" .1 News . Retrieved31 May 2023 . ^ "Niall Guthrie returns for final tournament with Black Ferns sevens ahead of code switch" .Stuff . 26 April 2023. Retrieved31 May 2023 .^ "Rugby Sevens teams named for Commonwealth Games" .allblacks.com . 29 June 2022. Retrieved4 July 2022 .^ "Experienced New Zealand sevens squads revealed for Commonwealth Games" .Stuff . 29 June 2022. Retrieved4 July 2022 .^ McConnell, Lynn (1 August 2022)."Double bronze for New Zealand Sevens sides in Birmingham" .allblacks.com . Retrieved5 August 2022 . ^ "NZ Sevens sides bounce back to win bronze medals" .1 News . 1 August 2022. Retrieved5 August 2022 .^ Julian, Adam (12 September 2022)."New Zealand sides scoop silver in Cape Town" .allblacks.com . Retrieved22 September 2022 . ^ "NZ Sevens come up short, losing World Cup finals in Cape Town" .1 News . 12 September 2022. Retrieved22 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 . Retrieved22 September 2022 . ^a b "Niall Guthrie eyes up last tournament for Black Fern Sevens" .RNZ . Retrieved31 May 2023 .^ "WILLIAMS-GUTHRIE JOINS nib BLUES FOR 2024" .Blues Rugby . 20 November 2023. Retrieved22 December 2023 .^ "Former Black Ferns sevens star Williams-Guthrie to join Blues" .1 News . 20 November 2023. Retrieved22 December 2023 .^ "Player Profile Niall Williams" .sportstg.com .Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved20 April 2017 .^a b "Niall Williams | allblacks.com" .All Blacks . Archived fromthe original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved17 February 2017 .^ Strang, Ben (26 November 2015)."SBW's sister Niall Williams is New Zealand's newest rugby sevens player" .Stuff.co.nz . Retrieved6 August 2016 . ^ Early hints of Sonny Bill's charisma Archived 24 September 2015 at theWayback Machine , by Steve Deane, nzherald.co.nz, dated 16 March 2013.^ "Mr & Mrs Guthrie" .Facebook . Retrieved5 February 2023 .
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