Alex Wills (born 11 February 2004) is an English rugby union player who plays as a winger for Sale Sharks.
| Date of birth | 11 February 2004[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 99 kg (218 lb; 15 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editHe played junior rugby for Worcester and attended Hartpury College.[3][4]
Club career
editHe made a single Premiership Rugby Cup appearance for Worcester Warriors, scoring a try in a defeat to Gloucester Rugby in September 2022, prior to the club going out of business.[4][5] In the December of thar yeat he signed a contract with Sale Sharks until the end of the 2025-26 season.[6]
He made his Rugby Premiership debut for Sale Sharks during the 2023-24 season against Gloucester. In January 2024 he made his first start in the Rugby Champions Cup against Stormers.[7]
International career
editHe was capped by England at U19 level, and made his debut for the England national under-20 rugby union team against Georgia U20 in 2023.[8][4] He played for the England U20 side which won the 2024 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship.[9][10]
Honours
edit- England U20
- World Rugby Under 20 Championship
Champion (1): 2024
References
edit- ^ "Alex Wills". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Alex Wills". All.Rugby. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Rugby: Worcester U16s win in North Midlands Cup". Worcester News. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Jaycock, Ben (18 June 2023). "Young Guns: Sale Sharks winger Alex Wills". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ Tunney, Jack (21 September 2022). "Worcester name 41-year-old academy coach in tonight's premiership cup clash". Rugby Dump. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "PREMIERSHIPSharks agree long-term deal with England u20s winger". Huge Rugby. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Investec Champions Cup: Alex Sanderson names a much-changed Sale side for Stormers game". BBC Sport. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ Savage, Angus (17 April 2023). "England U19: Alan Dickens names Men's side to face Italy". nextgenxv.
- ^ Morgan, Charlie (20 July 2024). "England U20: Where the world champions will be playing next season". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Under-20 Six Nations: England 28-7 Wales - Hosts continue unbeaten start". BBC Sport. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.