Jordan Williams (rugby league)

Jordan Williams
Personal information
Full nameJordan David Williams
Born (1997-06-04) 4 June 1997 (age 27)
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
Height6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)
Weight16 st 1 lb (102 kg)
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016 London Broncos 0 0 0 0 0
2016(loan) Oxford 2 0 0 0 0
2017–19 London Skolars 43 12 0 0 48
2020– London Broncos 80 9 0 0 36
2021(loan) London Skolars 2 0 0 0 0
2024 Widnes Vikings (loan) 0 0 0 0 0
Total 127 21 0 0 84
Source: [1][2][3]
As of 12 July 2024

Jordan Williams (born 4 June 1997) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a prop or second-row forward for Widnes Vikings in the RFL Championship, on loan from the London Broncos in the Betfred Super League.

He has previously played for the London Skolars in the RFL League 1.

Background

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Williams was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire and grew up in the North Hertfordshire market town of Hitchin.

Career

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Early career

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Williams played rugby union as a youth for an amateur rugby union club in Hitchin before transitioning over to rugby league with the North Herts Crusaders. Following this he went on to play for the North London representative team in the London Origin rugby league series. From there he was scouted by the London Broncos[4] and progressed through the London Broncos Academy system from 2015 - 2017.

London Skolars

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Williams joined the London Skolars in 2017[5] ahead of the 2017 League 1 season. He spent three seasons at the New River Stadium, featuring prominently, playing 38 times and scoring 12 tries.

London Broncos

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After a successful 2019 season in North London, achieving top try scorer for the Skolars, Williams signed for the London Broncos first team at the end of 2019[6][7] and made his debut at home on 9 February 2020 against Whitehaven.[8]

Williams playing for the Broncos in 2022

On 15 October 2023, Williams played in the London Broncos upset Million Pound Game victory over Toulouse Olympique.[9]

Widnes Vikings (loan)

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On 12 Jul 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Widnes Vikings in the RFL Championship on loan[10]

Club statistics

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Year Club Competition Appearances Tries Goals Drop Goals Points
2016
Oxford Rugby League
RFL League 1 2 0 0 0 0
2017
London Skolars
RFL League 1 2 0 0 0 0
2018
London Skolars
RFL League 1 19 1 0 0 4
2019
London Skolars
RFL League 1 19 11 0 0 44
2020
London Broncos
RFL Championship 3 0 0 0 0
2021
London Broncos
RFL Championship 11 0 0 0 0
2021
London Skolars
RFL League 1 2 0 0 0 0
2022
London Broncos
RFL Championship 16 3 0 0 12
Club career total[11][12] 74 15 0 0 60

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Player Summary: Jordan Williams". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  2. ^ Rugby League Project
  3. ^ "Jordan WILLIAMS - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Crusader gets a trial with London Broncos". The Comet. 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  5. ^ "London Skolars » Local talent graduate to become Skolars". www.skolarsrl.com. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  6. ^ Conlon, Jack (2019-11-07). "London Broncos snap up former academy player". Rugby League News. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  7. ^ "Williams re-signs for London Broncos". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  8. ^ "London Skolars » Jordan Williams leaves Skolars to sign full-time contract with Championship club".
  9. ^ "Championship Grand Final: Toulouse 14-18 London Broncos - Capital club back in Super League". BBC Sport.
  10. ^ Drew Darbyshire (12 Jul 2024). "Super League loan watch: London Broncos forward heads to Widnes Vikings". Love Rugby League.
  11. ^ "Jordan Williams - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project".
  12. ^ "Players". LoveRugbyLeague. Archived from the original on 2019-04-03.
  13. ^ a b "Jordan Williams is a double winner at Skolars' Awards Night". www.skolarsrl.com. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
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