Liam Williams (rugby player)

Liam Williams
Williams in 2013
Birth name Liam Williams
Date of birth (1991-04-09) 9 April 1991
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight 87 kg (13 st 10 lb; 192 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback, Wing
Current team Saracens
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2011
2017–		 Llanelli RFC
Saracens		 23
8		 (15)
(25)
Correct as of 28 October 2017
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2017 Scarlets 106 (166)
Correct as of 27 May 2017
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011
2012–
2017		 Wales U20
Wales
British and Irish Lions		 8
48
3		 (15)
(45)
(0)
Correct as of 17 March 2018

Liam Williams (born 9 April 1991) is a Welsh international union player currently playing for the Saracens. He previously played for Scarlets, Llanelli and local club Waunarlwydd RFC. He can play at fullback or wing, with fullback being his preferred position.[2] Williams is known for his unusual running style and his fearless style of play.[3]

In 2017 it was announced Williams would be joining Aviva Premiership side Saracens in England on a three-year contract from the 2017–18 season.[4]

International

In November 2011 Williams was named in the senior Wales training squad for the match versus Australia on 3 December 2011.[5] He made his debut for Wales against the Barbarians on 2 June 2012 at the Millennium Stadium. He scored his first international try on 15 March 2014 versus Scotland and was named Man of the Match.

Williams was selected for the British and Irish Lions in 2017 to tour to New Zealand. Williams was yellow carded in his first match on tour which was a loss against the Blues, but silenced critics with a standout performance against the Chiefs. Williams started in every match of the test series against the All Blacks at fullback instead of his usual position for club and county, on the wing. Williams also set up what was arguably the best try of the series in the first half of the first test.

References

  1. ↑ "Wales Senior Squad". Wru.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ Griffiths, Gareth (2016-06-19). "The making of Liam Williams as Wales star wins over NZ critics". Walesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  4. ↑ "Saracens sign Wales and Scarlets utility back Liam Williams". The Guardian. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Warren Gatland gambles on fitness doubts for Australia Test". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
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