Tomos Williams

Tomos Williams (born 1 January 1995) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Cardiff Rugby as a scrum half. He is a Wales international, and played for the Wales sevens team during the 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series.[3]

Tomos Williams
Full nameTomos Geraint Williams [1]
Date of birth (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995
Place of birthTreorchy, Wales
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight77 kg (12 st 2 lb; 170 lb)
SchoolTreorchy Comprehensive School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Cardiff Rugby
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013– Cardiff Rugby 115 (103)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013 Wales U20[2] 20 (15)
2018– Wales 53 (65)
Correct as of 18 March 2023
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2014 Wales

Club career

Cardiff academy graduate, Tomos Williams, made his senior debut as a replacement against Munster in 2013. Williams would make several more appearances as a replacement before his first Cardiff start in a 23-13 win over Ulster.[4] Williams breakthrough season came in 2016/17, making 30 appearances over the campaign. This include a first Cardiff try against Edinburgh on the opening day of the season,[5] and a first brace in an away defeat to Leinster.[6]

Williams scored a try for Cardiff in the Challenge Cup final victory over Gloucester, which was later voted the Try of the Season.

On 1 June 2021, Williams signed a contract extension with Cardiff.[7]

International career

Williams won Welsh caps at U18 level from Coleg y Cymoedd and then made 18 appearances at U20 level over two seasons. He made his Wales Sevens debut as a 19-year-old in the Japan leg of the 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series and went on to play in tournaments on the Gold Coast, in South Africa, and Dubai.

In May 2017 Williams was named in the Wales senior squad for the first time for the tests against Tonga and Samoa.[8] He sat on the bench for the game against Samoa in Apia, but his international bow didn’t come until a year later. That was on the summer tour to the USA and Argentina when he scored a vital try in the 22-20 win over South Africa at the RFK Stadium in Washington DC.

He was again on the score sheet when he was selected for his next start in the 2018 autumn triumph over Tonga and he claimed another try on his Six Nations debut as Wales battled back to beat France in Paris on 1 February 2019. He was injured during the match and did not make any further appearances during the tournament.[9]

In September 2019, Williams was selected as part of the Wales squad for the 2019 World Cup. Williams replaced Gareth Davies in the first pool game against Georgia and scored his first World Cup try within 20 minutes of his introduction. Williams appeared in every Wales game from the bench, scoring a further try in the final pool game against Uruguay.

International tries
TryOpponentLocationVenueTestsDateResult
1 South AfricaWashington DC, USARFK Stadium2018 Summer Tour2 June 2018Win
2 TongaCardiff, WalesMillennium Stadium2018 Autumn Internationals17 November 2018Win
3 FranceParis, FranceStade de France2019 Six Nations1 February 2019Win
4 GeorgiaToyota, JapanToyota Stadium2019 Rugby World Cup23 September 2019Win
5 UruguayKumamoto, JapanEgao Kenko Stadium2019 Rugby World Cup13 October 2019Win
6 IrelandDublin, IrelandLansdowne Road2020 Six Nations8 February 2020Loss
7  Canada Cardiff, Wales Millennium Stadium 2021 Summer Internationals 3 July 2021 Win
8
9 ArgentinaCardiff, WalesMillennium Stadium2021 Summer Internationals10 July 2021Draw
10 ArgentinaCardiff, WalesMillennium Stadium2022 Autumn Internationals12 November 2022Win
11 FranceSaint-Denis, FranceStade de France2023 Six Nations18 March 2023Loss
12 EnglandLondon, EnglandTwickenham Stadium2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches12 August 2023Loss
13  ArgentinaMarseille, FranceStade Vélodrome2023 Rugby World Cup14 October 2023Loss

Personal life

Prior to concentrating on rugby, Williams played basketball, representing Wales in grade-age tournaments. He switched to rugby fully at 18, when he joined the Cardiff academy.[10]

References
  1. "Tomos Geraint Williams". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  2. "Tomos Geraint WILLIAMS - Player statistics - international stats - It's rugby".
  3. "Tomos Williams WRU biog". Wru.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  4. "Guinness PRO12: Cardiff 23-13 Ulster". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  5. Southcombe, Matthew (3 September 2016). "Cardiff v Edinburgh LIVE updates". WalesOnline.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  6. "Leinster vs Cardiff - Summary - United Rugby Championship 2017 - 25 Mar, 2017". ESPN.com. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  7. "Scrum-half Williams signs new Blues deal". BBC Sport. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  8. "Roberts to lead Wales on June tour". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  9. "Wales vs England: Six Nations talking points ahead of Saturday's Test". Sky Sports. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  10. "Tomos Williams: Ten things you should know about the Wales scrum-half". Rugby World. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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