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Darrell Christopher Williams〔(WILLIAMS, Darrell Christopher 1985 – 90 – Kiwi #586 ) ''nzleague.co.nz''〕 is a New Zealand rugby league selector and NRL judiciary member and a former footballer and coach. A New Zealand international representative outside back, he played his club football in the Auckland Rugby League for Mt Albert and in Sydney's NSWRFL Premiership for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (with whom he won the 1987 NSWRL Grand Final) and the Parramatta Eels. He later coached the Samoan national team. ==Playing career== Williams started his playing career in the Auckland Rugby League competition where he played with the Mt Albert club.〔 〕 During this time he gained selection for New Zealand on 21 occasions between 1985 and 1990. He was selected for the 1985 New Zealand Tour of Great Britain and Fance and would make his test debut playing on the wing in the third test against Great Britain at the Elland Road ground in Leeds which ended in a 6-all draw. His final test appearance for NZ came on 19 August 1990 against the Australians in Wellington, with the Aussies winning the game 24–6. He scored 5 tries in his test career including scoring a double in the third game of the 1986 Trans-Tasman Test series against Australia at Lang Park in Brisbane, though Australia would win the game 32–12 and the series 3–0. In the third test of the 1989 Trans-Tasman series against Australia in Auckland, Williams was on the receiving end of a famous hit from Australian skipper Wally Lewis. This tackle was later described by commentator Ray Warren as easily the biggest he's ever seen. Williams moved to Australia to play in the NSWRL premiership for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at the start of the 1987 NSWRL season. He made his debut for the Sea Eagles in the wing in a 4-all draw with St George in the opening round of the season. He would go on to play in Manly's Grand Final winning team that year, becoming the first Kiwi to play in an Australian grand final-winning team. Following the grand final victory he travelled with Manly to England for the 1987 World Club Challenge against their champions, Wigan. In 1988 he played in the centres in Manly's 30–0 win over Great Britain during their tour of Australasia, and later that year played at fullback for New Zealand in the 12–10 Test win over the Lions in the final match of their tour in Christchurch. Despite being in good form for Manly (though they had failed to reach the 1988 Grand Final), Injury would then keep him out of New Zealand's 1988 World Cup Final team that went down 25–12 to Australia at the Eden Park ground in Auckland. After seven seasons with Manly where he played a total of 93 games and scored 15 tries, injuries restricted him to just two games in 1993 and he was released from the club at the end of the season. From there he joined the Parramatta Eels for one more season in 1994. However, injuries would again restrict him to just 5 games for the Eels before announcing his retirement. His final game for the Eels was while playing at in a 34–4 loss to the Newcastle Knights at Marathon Stadium on 15 May 1994. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Darrell Williams」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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