Rhys Williams - Wing
Wales RL
| Heritage No | 446 |
| Date Of Birth | 08/12/1989 |
| Place Of Birth | Wrexham |
| Height | 180 |
| Weight | 95 |
| Education | Argoed High School |
| Clubs | Swinton Lions, Salford Red Devils, London Broncos, Central Queensland Capras, Warrington Wolves, Castleford Tigers, Celtic Crusaders, Warrington Wolves U20, Warrington Wolves U18, Carmarthen Quins, Mold |
| Regions | Rygbi Gogledd Cymru U16, Scarlets U16 |
| Honours | Wales RL, Wales Nines, Wales RL U19 |
Starting off in rugby union, he was part of the Scarlets development system whilst playing in North Wales. Choosing to switch to Rugby League as a teenager, he didn't look back and quickly became both Wales' record try scorer and joint record cap holder. He has played in three World Cups for Wales, in 2013, 2017 and 2022, and also in the 2019 World Cup 9s in Australia. He was also part of the Wales men's side that won the 2009, 2010 and 2015 European Championship, plus played in the 2011 Four Nations. Up until 2020, he had scored three hat-tricks of tries in Welsh colours - two of them against Scotland for the men's side, and one for Wales U19s in the 2008 European Championship against the Czech Republic - he scored seven tries in three games in that tournament when Wales won the title. He made his full international debut for Wales men later that year. In 2024, he was named in the squad for the qualifiers for the next World Cup.
Rhys started his club career with Warrington Wolves, playing 29 times for the club, scoring 21 tries. Despite these excellent stats, he wasn't a regular in the side and spent loan spells with Celtic Crusaders, Swinton Lions and Castleford Tigers during his time at Warrington. In 2014, he spent a year in the Queensland Cup with Central Queensland Capras. His most successful club spell was at London Broncos where between 2015-19, he scored 105 tries in 157 appearances, as he helped them to promotion to Super League. He later transferred to Salford Red Devils, playing in a Challenge Cup Final for them as he scored 26 tries in 47 appearances. A move to Swinton followed for the 2024 season where he surpassed 200 career tries for club and country.
Also played in the Danny Jones Memorial Match - Keighley Cougars v Wales on 25/10/2015 (scored two tries). Click here for details on this game.
Rhys started his club career with Warrington Wolves, playing 29 times for the club, scoring 21 tries. Despite these excellent stats, he wasn't a regular in the side and spent loan spells with Celtic Crusaders, Swinton Lions and Castleford Tigers during his time at Warrington. In 2014, he spent a year in the Queensland Cup with Central Queensland Capras. His most successful club spell was at London Broncos where between 2015-19, he scored 105 tries in 157 appearances, as he helped them to promotion to Super League. He later transferred to Salford Red Devils, playing in a Challenge Cup Final for them as he scored 26 tries in 47 appearances. A move to Swinton followed for the 2024 season where he surpassed 200 career tries for club and country.
Also played in the Danny Jones Memorial Match - Keighley Cougars v Wales on 25/10/2015 (scored two tries). Click here for details on this game.
| SEASON | P | W | D | L | TRY | GOALS | DG | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| TOTAL | 38 | 16 | 1 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 96 | |
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