Chester Williams

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chester Williams
Occupation	Rugby Union Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 8, 1970(1970-08-08)
Age	54
Date Of Death	September 6, 2019, Cape Town, South Africa
Birthplace	Paarl
Country	South Africa
Birth City	Western Cape
Horoscope	Leo

Chester Williams Biography

Chester Williams is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Union Player who was born on August 8, 1970 in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa.

Williams was 1.74 metres (5 feet 9 inches) tall with a playing weight of 84 kilograms (185 lb). He was the first non-white player to be included in the Springboks squad since Errol Tobias and his uncle Avril Williams in the early 1980s. The selection of non-white players was not common in South Africa before 1992 because of the country’s policy of apartheid, and there were separate governing bodies for whites, blacks, and coloureds.

Domestically, Williams played rugby with the Western Province, appearing 63 times between 1991 and 1998, wearing shirt number 11. He then went on to win the Currie Cup with the Golden Lions in 1999.

Chester Williams Net Worth

Chester Williams is one of the richest Rugby Union Player from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chester Williams 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Chester Mornay Williams (8 August 1970 – 6 September 2019) was a South African rugby union player. He played as a winger for the South Africa national rugby union team (Springboks) from 1993 to 2000, most notably for the team that won the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was hosted in South Africa. He was the only non-white player on the team. During the tournament he scored four tries for South Africa in its quarter-final match and also appeared in the semi-final and final. Domestically he played rugby for the Western Province in the Currie Cup.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Chester Williams height 5′ 9″ Chinatsu weight 84 kg (13 st 3 lb) & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Chester Williams Dating?

According to our records, Chester Williams married to Maria Robson. As of December 1, 2023, Chester Williams’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2002, Williams released his controversial authorised biography, simply titled “Chester”, in which he claimed that he was shunned by some of his team mates in the 1995 Springbok squad and was called racist names by James Small, though he later clarified, “When we were together as a team, the team-spirit was good. We partied together, we had fun together, we stuck by one another. Those other things happened while we were playing against one another in the Currie Cup or domestic competitions. But that’s in the past now. We have all moved on and everybody’s happy.”

Facts & Trivia

Chinatsu Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Union Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Chester Williams celebrates birthday on August 8 of every year.

Williams was selected to carry the Olympic torch on behalf of South Africa on two occasions, the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Where is Chester Williams now?

Williams died on 6 September 2019 , at the age of 49, from a suspected heart attack.

Why did Chester Williams became so popular?

Williams, who was classified as colored in South Africa’s system of racial divisions, was an important presence in the 1995 tournament because his team, the Springboks, had historically been white, playing the sport most cherished by the Afrikaners, the dominant political group under apartheid.

Is Chester Williams still alive?

September 6, 2019

Who was the first black South African rugby player?

Errol George Tobias (born 18 March 1950) is a former South African rugby union footballer, and the first player of colour to play in a test match for the South African national side. He gained six caps between 1981 and 1984 when the country was still following the policy of apartheid.

Who is Chester Williams wife?

Maria Robson