Chester Williams

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Chester Williams was a renowned South African rugby union wing who became a symbol of post-apartheid unity as a key member of the 1995 Rugby World Cup–winning Springboks.

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Label Occurrences
Chester Williams canonical 3
Chester Mornay Williams 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human
rugby union player
rugby union wing
activeYears 1993–2000
awardReceived 1995 Rugby World Cup winner
causeOfDeath heart attack
myocardial infarction
coachedTeam Springbok Sevens
Uganda national rugby union team
countryOfBirth South Africa
countryOfCitizenship South Africa
South African
countryOfDeath South Africa
dateOfBirth 1970-08-08
dateOfDeath 2019-09-06
employer University of the Western Cape
ethnicGroup Coloured
familyName Williams
fullName Chester Williams self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chester Mornay Williams
givenName Chester
hasRoleIn Invictus
inspiredBy anti-apartheid movement
jerseyNumber 11
league Currie Cup
Super 12
memberOfSportsTeam South Africa national rugby union team
South Africa national rugby union team
surface form: Springboks
notableFor being one of the first non‑white Springboks of the professional era
promoting racial reconciliation through sport
symbol of post-apartheid unity in South African rugby
notableWork 1995 Rugby World Cup
numberOfInternationalCaps 27
occupation rugby union coach
participantIn 1995 Rugby World Cup
1999 Rugby World Cup
placeOfBirth Paarl
placeOfDeath Cape Town
portrayedIn Invictus
positionHeld head coach of University of the Western Cape rugby team
rugby coach
positionPlayed wing
religion Christianity
representedTeam Cats
Golden Lions
Western Province
scoredTriesForNationalTeam 14
sexOrGender male
sport rugby union
spouse Maria Williams

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Kitch Christie notablePlayerCoached Chester Williams
Chester Williams fullName Chester Williams self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Chester Mornay Williams
Joost van der Westhuizen playedWith Chester Williams