William Cliff (born 17 October 1988) is an English former rugby union player. His position was scrum-half and he made the majority of his career appearances at Sale Sharks.
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| Birth name | William Cliff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 October 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Macclesfield, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 1 lb (83 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editCliff came through the academy of Sale Sharks and made his senior club debut in 2007.[2][3] In April 2008 he scored his first try for Sale during their 49–24 win over CA Brive in the EPCR Challenge Cup quarter-final.[4] Later that month he featured in their semi-final elimination against Bath.[5]
Cliff joined Glasgow Warriors in 2010 with a view to getting a loan deal with the club but registration problems meant that the deal fell through and he returned to Sale.[6] He spent the 2011–12 RFU Championship campaign with Yorkshire Carnegie.[7]
After making 113 appearance in his first spell at the club, Cliff left Sale to join Bristol Bears in 2015.[3][7] In his first season he scored a try in the 2015–16 RFU Championship play-off final against Doncaster Knights which Bristol won to seal promotion to the top flight.[8]
After two seasons with Bristol, Cliff returned to Sale in 2017.[2] He started in the 2019–20 Premiership Rugby Cup final which saw Sale beat Harlequins to win their first silverware for fourteen years.[9] In 2023 it was announced that Cliff had retired.[10]
Honours
edit- Sale Sharks
- Bristol
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Sale Sharks - Will Cliff profile". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Sale Sharks: Marc Jones and Will Cliff re-sign on two-year deals for Premiership club". BBC Sport. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Will Cliff: Bristol sign Sale Sharks scrum-half ahead of next season". BBC Sport. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Sale 49-24 Brive". BBC Sport. 4 April 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Bath 36-14 Sale Sharks". BBC Sport. 26 April 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Will Cliff". Glasgow Warriors. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ a b Leigh, Neil (2 March 2015). "Sale Sharks star Will Cliff confirms switch to Bristol". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ a b Law, James (25 May 2016). "Championship play-off final: Bristol 32-34 Doncaster (Agg 60-47)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Premiership Rugby Cup final: Sale Sharks edge out Harlequins thanks to late comeback". BBC Sport. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Sale Sharks: Sam Hill one of eight more players leaving at end of season". BBC Sport. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
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