Rhys Williams (rugby league)

Rhys Williams
Personal information
Born (1989-12-08) 8 December 1989
Mynydd Isa, Flintshire, Wales
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 15 st 8 lb (99 kg)
Playing information
Position Wing, Centre

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2010–13 Warrington Wolves 29 21 0 0 84
2011(loan) → Crusaders RL 10 6 0 0 24
2012(loan) → Castleford Tigers 8 4 0 0 16
2013(loan) → Salford City Reds 18 13 0 0 52
2014 Central Qld Capras 24 8 0 0 32
2015– London Broncos 124 87 0 0 348
Total 213 139 0 0 556
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–17 Wales 24 18 0 0 72
As of 8 October 2018
Source: [1][2]

Rhys Williams is a Welsh international rugby league footballer who plays for the London Broncos in the Betfred Championship. His usual position is wing or centre.

Background

Williams was born in Mynydd Isa, Flintshire, Wales.

He attended Argoed High School.

He then played rugby union for Mold RFC, and Llanelli Scarlets, before switching to rugby league.

Playing career

Williams playing for Warrington

Warrington Wolves

Williams scored his first try for Warrington in the 68-16 win over Salford at Murrayfield on 1 May 2010, at the Magic Weekend in Edinburgh.[3]

Crusaders RL

At the beginning of the 2011 season, Williams went back to his hometown of Wrexham to play for the Crusaders on loan. He scored his first try for the club against Salford at the Millennium Stadium on 13 February 2011, at Magic Weekend in Cardiff. After 6 games with the Welsh club, he was recalled to Warrington.

Castleford Tigers

He later spent time on loan at Castleford Tigers.

Salford City Reds

Williams went on loan to the Salford City Reds.

Central Queensland Capras

In 2014, Rhys joined the Central Queensland Capras in the Intrust Super Cup.

London Broncos

In August 2014, Williams signed a contract that would see him move back to England in 2015. He signed with a Championship club, the London Broncos.[4]

International career

Williams was named in Wales team to face England at the Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster prior to England's departure for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[5][6] He has subsequently earned a further 9 caps for Wales, including several games during the 2010 Alitalia European Cup. During that tournament Williams scored a hat-trick of tries against Scotland.

Having won the European Cup, Wales earned a spot in the 2011 Rugby League Four Nations. Again, Williams was named in the Welsh squad for the end of season tournament, and played for Wales in every match, scoring a try against Australia.

In 2012, two tries in a fixture against France saw Williams overtake Iestyn Harris to become Wales' all-time leading try scorer.

He played represented his country in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.

In October 2014, Williams played in the 2014 European Cup.[7] He scored a try in the opening game against Scotland.

In October and November 2015, Williams played in the 2015 European Cup.

In October 2016, Williams played in the 2017 World Cup qualifiers, scoring two tries in the country's opening game against Serbia.

References

  1. ↑ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Rhys Williams - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ↑ "Players - Love Rugby League".
  3. ↑ "Salford 16-68 Warrington". BBC. 2010-05-01. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  4. ↑ Association, Press (1 August 2014). "Wales's Rhys Williams to join London Broncos after year in Australia" – via The Guardian.
  5. ↑ "Gleeson to lead new-look England". BBC. 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  6. ↑ "Crusaders dominate Wales' squad". BBC. 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  7. ↑ "RLEF." www.rlef.eu.com.
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