William Ryder (rugby union)

William James Ryder
William Ryder playing for Stade Montois
Date of birth (1982-06-06) 6 June 1982
Place of birth Fiji
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Weight 77 kg (12 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) wing, fullback. fly-half, scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004–present Toyota Verblitz 33 (222)
Current local club Toyota Verblitz
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2005 – present Fiji 7s 987 (105 Tries)
Correct as of 18 March 2010
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  Fiji
Commonwealth Games
2006 Melbourne Team competition

William Ryder (born 6 June 1982) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. Ryder is well known within the rugby sevens community, as he has produced some of the best performances for the Fiji national sevens side. He is well known for his try scoring capability and has been one of the top try scorers of the World Sevens Series. He has scored over 750 points to-date of which he has scored 105 tries.[1] He was a part of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia for the rugby sevens event.

Ryder played club rugby in Japan with Toyota Verblitz but he left and joined the Fiji sevens team for the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series. On 17 May 2011 it was announced that he had signed for Stade Montois.

References

  1. ↑ "In Briefs", Fiji Times, 5 December 2014.


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