David Williams | |
Birth Name: | David Christopher Williams |
Birth Date: | 8 December 1995 |
Birth Place: | Leicester |
Height: | 1.85m |
Weight: | 91kg |
School: | Lancaster Boys School (Leicester) Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College |
University: | Nottingham Trent University |
Position: | Wing |
Currentclub: | Leicester Tigers |
Years1: | 2012 - 2015 |
Apps1: | 0 |
Points1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2014 - 2015 |
Clubs2: | Leicester Lions (loan) |
Apps2: | 10 |
Points2: | 20 |
Years3: | 2015 - 2016 |
Clubs3: | Ebbw Vale |
Years4: | 2016 - |
Clubs4: | Nottingham |
Apps4: | 114 |
Points4: | 400 |
Years5: | 2020 - 2021 |
Clubs5: | Leicester Tigers (loan) |
Apps5: | 6 |
Points5: | 5 |
Clubupdate: | 18 October 2020 |
David Christopher Williams (born 8 December 1995)[1] is an English professional rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby, on loan from Nottingham in the RFU Championship. His usual position is wing.[2]
Born in Leicester, Williams was raised locally attending Lancaster Boys School and Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College. In 2012 he joined Leicester Tigers academy, Williams featured in the Premiership Rugby Sevens Series in 2013,[3] and 2014.[4] He joined Ebbw Vale in the Welsh Premier Division for the 2015-16 season, scoring twice as Vale won the title against Pontypridd.[5]
In 2016 he returned to England to sign with second division Nottingham and complete his degree at Nottingham Trent University.
In July 2020 Williams re-joined Leicester on loan to complete the 2019–20 Premiership Rugby season.[6] He made his debut against Exeter Chiefs in the first game of the resumed season[7] and scored the only try in Leicester's win against London Irish.[8]
On 11 November 2020 it was announced his loan with Leicester had been extended for the 2020–21 Premiership Rugby season.[9]
As of 2023, he plays for Nottingham Rugby in the RFU Championship.