Steve Williams became the Ulster Rugby Assistant Coach at the start of the 2007/08 season appointed to the role left vacant after Allen Clarke’s move to the Elite Player Development Manager position within the IRFU.

Williams who is capped 29 times for Wales the former international lock had an eight-year playing career with clubs including London Irish and Northampton Saints

In 2004 he made the move from player to coach when he took up the role of Head Coach at Coventry RFC and in just one season he brought Coventry from the relegation zone to a 6th place finish in their League.  In May 2005 he linked up with former Northampton Saints team mate Paul Grayson and became Assistant Forwards Coach at Northampton in a season which saw the team move from 11th in the Premiership table to 5th and qualify for the Heineken Cup. At the end of the 2005-06 season he took a Head Coach position at English National One side Pertemps Bees who reached the semi-final of this season’s EDF Energy Cup.

Following Mark McCall's resignation as Head Coach in November 2007 Williams assumed the position of Caretaker Coach while Ulster Rugby searched for McCall’s successor. Williams continues his role as Assistant Coach of Ulster Rugby under New Head Coach Matt Williams.