pictures Steve Pope
EXCLUSIVE
shane gets carter
Shane Williams starred in South to see me play,” he said. “I’ve got a daughter
Africa with two tries as the British who is still young and it’s only now that she’s
and Irish Lions won the final Test starting to realise what I do and where I go
against the Springboks, but faced to work, although I don’t think she’s really
a very different challenge after grasped it, while my son is only a baby and
returning home. The World Player has some way to go yet.
of the Year was delighted to
welcome son Carter into the world “I’d love them both to be able to recognise
and hold him in his arms. me on the pitch, and to enjoy something of
my career before I hang up my boots. That’s
This exclusive picture by Sporting Wales probably a few years away yet
shows the family side a player well-known
for dazzling defences with his jinking but it would give me enormous pride to be
sidesteps and quick feet. able to share that with my family, and the
thought of doing it will provide me with
He will have to make sure the sleepless motivation to keep performing at the top
nights do not take the edge off his powers level for a few years yet.”
with another massive season in front of him,
with New Zealand then Australia visiting the “I’ve still got the energy, I still feel sharp
Millennium Stadium while Wales will also and believe that I can offer something to any
want to regain the Six Nations crown won team I play in, and as long as I’ve got that
by Ireland last year. feeling then I’ll want to pull on my boots
and get out onto the pitch as that’s where I
Then there is Ospreys business to attend to enjoy being most.
as well, under new director of rugby Scott
Johnson who played a big part in the superb “Winning awards are a nice honour, but
form shown by wing Williams in the 2005 what you get a buzz from is scoring tries
Grand slam season. All in all, it has been and helping your team to win matches and
a pretty big year for Shane Williams, with competitions. Yes, I’ve got the try record for
more to come. Wales and the Ospreys, but I want to keep
on playing, to keep on scoring tries to take
He admitted the family is a vital driving the totals even higher and make my records
force. “What’s very important to me, is that even harder to beat in the future, to make
I’ve got two kids and I want them to be able sure they stand for longer.”
EXCLUSIVE - Shane and Carter Williams
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