Name Rhys Williams Education Argoed High School Weight 95 kg | Height 1.8 m Role Rugby player | |
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Rhys williams highlights 2015
Rhys Williams (born in Mynydd Isa, Flintshire) is a Welsh international rugby league player who currently plays for the London Broncos in the Championship. His usual position is Wing or centre.
Contents
- Rhys williams highlights 2015
- Rhys williams rugby clips
- Background
- Warrington Wolves
- Crusaders RL
- Castleford Tigers
- Salford City Reds
- Central Queensland Capras
- London Broncos
- International career
- References
Rhys williams rugby clips
Background
Williams attended Argoed High School.
He then played rugby union for Mold RFC, and Llanelli Scarlets, before switching to rugby league.
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.
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.
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. 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. 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.