Mandisa Williams

Mandisa Williams (born 8 November 1984) is a retired South African women's rugby union player from Jongilanga, Bushbuckridge Municipality, Mpumalanga. She played for the Imonti Penguins, Border Bulldogs and the South Africa women's national rugby union team as a Number 8. When she was 16, she was invited to Border Bulldogs trials and was selected for the team to play in the women's Currie Cup. after playing in South Africa's first women's World Cup campaign at the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup. During the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, Williams served as captain however after South Africa's first match, she was banned for 16 weeks for eye-gouging and missed the rest of the tournament. She appealed against this but failed to overturn the ban. Williams retired from rugby in 2016.

Personal life Williams studied sports management at Walter Sisulu University.