Tom Willis | |
Birth Name: | Thomas Daniel Willis[1] |
Birth Date: | 1999 1, df=yes[2] |
Birth Place: | Reading, England |
Height: | 1.91m (06.27feet) |
Weight: | 1200NaN0 |
School: | Henley College |
Relatives: | Jack Willis (brother) |
Ru Position: | Number 8 |
Years1: | 2017–2022 |
Clubs1: | Wasps |
Apps1: | 67 |
Points1: | 95 |
Years2: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs2: | Bordeaux Bègles |
Apps2: | 19 |
Points2: | 15 |
Years3: | 2023– |
Apps3: | 0 |
Points3: | 0 |
Repyears1: | 2016–2017 |
Repteam1: | England U18 |
Repcaps1: | 6 |
Reppoints1: | 15 |
Repyears2: | 2018–2019 |
Repteam2: | England U20 |
Repcaps2: | 17 |
Reppoints2: | 20 |
Repyears3: | 2023– |
Repteam3: | England |
Repcaps3: | 1 |
Reppoints3: | 0 |
Ru Clubupdate: | 14 June 2023 |
Ru Ntupdate: | 6 August 2023 |
Thomas Daniel Willis (born 18 January 1999) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a Number 8 for Premiership Rugby club Saracens.
Willis started playing rugby as a child at Reading Abbey, following in the footsteps of his father Steven and older brother Jack Willis.[3]
In 2016 Willis represented England under-18.[4] He was included in the squad for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship and came off the bench in the final as England finished runners up to hosts France.[5] [6] He was also a member of the side that finished fifth at the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship and scored the winning try in a game against Ireland.[7]
In October 2017 Willis made his league debut for Wasps against Saracens.[8] On 24 October 2020 he started in the Premiership final as they finished runners up to Exeter Chiefs.[9] Wasps entered administration on 17 October 2022 and Willis was made redundant along with all other players and coaching staff.[10] In November 2022, he signed for Bordeaux Bègles[11] and played throughout the season in their run to the Top 14 semi-final where they were defeated by La Rochelle.[12] After one season in France he joined Saracens for the 2023-2024 campaign.[13]
England coach Steve Borthwick included Willis in the training squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[14] On 5 August he made his Test debut coming on a second-half substitute in a warm-up defeat to Wales.[15]