Xavier Willison (born 2 August 2002) is a Cook Islands international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop forward for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL).[3]
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| Full name | Xavier Willison | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 August 2002 Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 199 cm (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [2] As of 3 May 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career edit
2021 edit
In round 20 of the 2021 NRL season, Willison made his debut for the Brisbane club against fierce rivals the North Queensland Cowboys.[4]
On 17 August, it was announced that Willison would be ruled out indefinitely with an ACL injury.[5]
2022 edit
Willison made his test debut for the Cook Islands in the 2022 Pacific Rugby League Tests against Samoa. Willison due to injury, only played one NRL game against St George Illawarra Dragons in Round 17 in a 32-18 win.
2023 edit
Willison in round 20 scored his first NRL try for the year against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in a 44-24 win. In round 21, Willison scored his second NRL try for the year in a 36-20 win over the South Sydney Rabbitohs. He played a total of seven games for Brisbane in the 2023 NRL season but did not feature in the clubs finals campaign nor the 2023 NRL Grand Final loss against Penrith. [6]
Statistics edit
| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
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| 2021 |  Brisbane
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3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2024 * | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| Totals | 15 | 4 | 16 |
*denotes season competing
References edit
- ^ https://sportvision.co.nz/nrl-super-league-players/
- ^ "Xavier Willison - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project".
- ^ "Xavier Willison 2nd Row". Brisbane Broncos. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "'Latrell-like' star kicks Cowboys to the kerb as Broncos leave spoon fear behind them: 3 Big Hits". Fox Sports. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Casualty Ward: Jaw injuries sideline Starling, Brimson; Big blow for Saifiti". www.nrl.com. 10 October 2021.
- ^ "NRL grand final 2023: Penrith Panthers defeat Brisbane Broncos – as it happened". www.theguardian.com.