Rhys Williams (rugby league)

Rhys Williams (born 8 December 1989), also known by the nickname of "Dragon" or "Drags ", is a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Salford Red Devils in the Betfred Super League and Wales at international level.

Rhys Williams
Personal information
Born (1989-12-08) 8 December 1989
Mynydd Isa, Flintshire, Wales
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight15 st 8 lb (99 kg)
Playing information
PositionWing, 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 4 0 0 0 0
2013(loan) → Swinton Lions 16 8 0 0 32
2014 Central Qld Capras 24 8 0 0 32
2015–19 London Broncos 152 100 0 0 400
2020– Salford Red Devils 7 1 0 0 4
Total 250 148 0 0 592
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008– Wales 26 21 0 0 84
2019– Wales 9s 1 0 0 0 0
As of 10 April 2020
Source: [1][2][3]

He has played at club level for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League, and on loan from Warrington at Crusaders RL, Castleford Tigers and the Salford City Reds in the Super League and the Swinton Lions in the Championship. He also played for the Central Queensland Capras in the Queensland Cup and the London Broncos in the Championship and the Super League.

Background

Williams was born in Wrexham, 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.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6][7] 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 Wales in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.

In October 2014, Williams played in the 2014 European Cup.[8] 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.

He was selected in the Wales 9s squad for the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.[9]

References
  1. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Rhys Williams - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "Players - Love Rugby League".
  3. itsrugby
  4. "Salford 16-68 Warrington". BBC. 1 May 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  5. Association, Press (1 August 2014). "Wales's Rhys Williams to join London Broncos after year in Australia" – via The Guardian.
  6. "Gleeson to lead new-look England". BBC. 9 October 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  7. "Crusaders dominate Wales' squad". BBC. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  8. "RLEF." www.rlef.eu.com.
  9. "16-man squad for 9s World Cup revealed". Wales RL. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
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