Jordan Williams (born 4 June 1997) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a prop or second-row forward for the London Broncos in the Betfred Super League.
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| Full name | Jordan David Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 June 1997 Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 1 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He has previously played for the London Skolars in the RFL League 1.
Background edit
Williams was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire and grew up in the North Hertfordshire market town of Hitchin.
Career edit
Early career edit
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 edit
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 edit
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]
On 15 October 2023, Williams played in the London Broncos upset Million Pound Game victory over Toulouse Olympique.[9]
Club statistics edit
| Year | Club | Competition | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Drop Goals | Points |
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| 2016 |  |
RFL League 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 |  |
RFL League 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | |
RFL League 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | |
RFL League 1 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 2020 |  |
RFL Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | |
RFL Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | |
RFL League 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | |
RFL Championship | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Club career total[10][11] | 74 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
Honours edit
- London Skolars Player's Player of the year 2019[12]
- London Skolars Supporter's Player of the year 2019[12]
References edit
- ^ "Player Summary: Jordan Williams". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Jordan WILLIAMS - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk.
- ^ "Crusader gets a trial with London Broncos". The Comet. 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ "London Skolars » Local talent graduate to become Skolars". www.skolarsrl.com. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ Conlon, Jack (2019-11-07). "London Broncos snap up former academy player". Rugby League News. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ "Williams re-signs for London Broncos". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ "London Skolars » Jordan Williams leaves Skolars to sign full-time contract with Championship club".
- ^ "Championship Grand Final: Toulouse 14-18 London Broncos - Capital club back in Super League". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Jordan Williams - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project".
- ^ "Players". LoveRugbyLeague. Archived from the original on 2019-04-03.
- ^ a b "Jordan Williams is a double winner at Skolars' Awards Night". www.skolarsrl.com. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
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