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.[2]

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
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Pontypridd RFC ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013– Cardiff Rugby 103 (90)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013 Wales U20
2018– Wales 32 (45)
Correct as of 27 February 2022
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.[3] 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,[4] and a first brace in an away defeat to Leinster.[5]

Williams scored a crucial try for Cardiff in the Challenge Cup final victory over Gloucester, which was voted the Try of the Season for the 2017/18 campaign.

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.[6] 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.

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

References
  1. "Tomos Geraint Williams". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  2. "Tomos Williams WRU biog". Wru.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  3. "Guinness PRO12: Cardiff Blues 23-13 Ulster". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  4. Southcombe, Matthew (3 September 2016). "Cardiff Blues v Edinburgh LIVE updates". WalesOnline.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  5. "Leinster vs Cardiff Blues - Summary - United Rugby Championship 2017 - 25 Mar, 2017". ESPN.com. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  6. "Roberts to lead Wales on June tour". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2022.


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