Darrell Williams is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer and coach, and current selector and NRL judiciary member. A New Zealand international representative outside back, he started his playing career in the Auckland Rugby League competition where he played with the Mt Albert club^[1]. During this time he gained selection for New Zealand and in a test against Australia was on the receiving end of a famous hit from Australian skipper Wally Lewis. This tackle was later described by Ray Warren as easily the biggest he's ever seen^[2]. He later moved to Australia to play in the NSWRL premiership for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. He played in the centres for the Sea Eagles' in the 1987 premiership final, and in doing so became the first Kiwi to play in an Australian grand final-winning team^[3]. After several seasons with the club he was dropped in 1993, joining the Parramatta Eels for one more season in 1994.

In the 1990s Williams was appointed a National Rugby League judiciary member^[4]. He was later appointed coach of the Samoan rugby league team for their 2000 World Cup campaign^[5]. Samoa reached the quarter finals where they faced eventual champions Australia and were knocked out. Williams has also been a selector for the New Zealand national side^[6]. During the lead up to the 2008 NRL grand final Williams, at the time the longest-serving member of the NRL judiciary, threatened legal action against the Melbourne Storm for criticism leveled at the judiciary over their controversial suspension of Storm captain Cameron Smith^[7].

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