Name: Gavin Williams

Date of Birth: 25/10/1979

Place of Birth: Auckland, New Zealand

Nickname: G. Wammz, Floyd, Rambo, Rocky take your pick

Position: midfield

Height: 1.86 m/ 61

Weight: 102 kg/ 225 lbs

School: Mount Albert Grammer School, Auckland, New Zealand

Previous Clubs: Auckland, Southland, San Marco (Italy)

Honours won: Auckland NPC Champions 2005, U21 World Champions 2000

International Representation: New Zealand U21s

When joined Connacht: 2005

Favourites

Food: Roast

Drink: Freshly squeezed orange juice

Holiday: Bay of Islands, New Zealand

TV Programme: Date my mom!

Music: Vanilla Ice

Band/Singer: Vanilla Ice

Song: Ice Ice Baby

Film: Theres something about Mary

Book: River God

Airport: Auckland

Best Away Stadium: The Cake Tin, Wellington

Worst Away Stadium: Carisbrook, Dunedin

Non rugby playing team: Salthill/Knocknacara GAA

Boots: Any free boots

Sport apart from rugby: Golf, Tennis

Least favourite sport and why: Golf, especially when you have a bad first hole and have 17 to go.

Thing about training: Sun and warm downs

Worst thing about training: hail, snow, rain

If I wasnt involved in rugby Id be a stay at home father of 9 kids

Greatest ambition: to be a super hero

Last CD bought: Bic Runga - Birds

Last book read: State of the Union

Pets: Dog Jordie (waiting for me in New Zealand)

Sporting hero and why: Jonah Lomu because of his self belief and because hes so humble

Best player in the world at the moment: Dan Carter

Best thing about being a sportsman: Getting paid to do something you love

And the worst: Injuries and being away from family

Nominee for the worst dressed person in the squad: David Slemen

And the best: Joe Merrigan

Funniest moment in rugby: Being concussed, then having a shot at goal and getting charged down from in front of the posts

Best moment in rugby: club championship wins with Ponsonby

Who did you make your Connacht debut against: Leinster