Alex Wills

Alex Wills

Born	(2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 (age 21) [1] Wordsley, England
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Weight	99 kg (218 lb; 15 st 8 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Wing Current team Sale Sharks Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2022 Worcester Warriors 1 (5) 2022– Sale Sharks 28 (30) Correct as of 17 January 2026 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2022–2023 England under-19 2 (0) 2023–2024 England under-20 12 (10) Correct as of 19 July 2024

Alex Wills (born 11 February 2004) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Premiership Rugby club Sale Sharks.

Early life

Wills played junior rugby for Worcester and attended Hartpury College. ^{[3] [4]}

Club career

Wills 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 Premiership debut for Sale Sharks during the 2023-24 season against Gloucester. In January 2024 he made his first start in the European Rugby Champions Cup against Stormers. ^[7]

International career

In April 2023, Wills was capped by England at U19 level. ^[8] Later that year he made his debut for England U20 against Georgia during a warm-up game for the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship. ^[4] Wills scored a try in their semi-final elimination as England ultimately finished fourth. ^[9]

Wills was a member of the England squad that won the 2024 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and scored his only try of the competition against Wales. ^{[10] [11]} Later that year he played at the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship and started in the final as England defeated France at Cape Town Stadium to win the tournament. ^{[12] [13]}

Honours

England U20

• World Rugby Under 20 Championship
  • Champion (1): 2024
• Six Nations Under 20s Championship
  • Champion (1): 2024

References

1. "Alex Wills". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
2. "Alex Wills". All.Rugby. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
3. "Rugby: Worcester U16s win in North Midlands Cup". Worcester News. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
4. Jaycock, Ben (18 June 2023). "Young Guns: Sale Sharks winger Alex Wills". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
5. Tunney, Jack (21 September 2022). "Worcester name 41-year-old academy coach in tonight's premiership cup clash". Rugby Dump. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
6. "PREMIERSHIP:Sharks agree long-term deal with England u20s winger". Huge Rugby. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
7. "Investec Champions Cup: Alex Sanderson names a much-changed Sale side for Stormers game". BBC Sport. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
8. Savage, Angus (17 April 2023). "England U19: Alan Dickens names Men's side to face Italy". nextgenxv. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
9. "World Rugby U20 Championship: Ireland beat South Africa to reach final as France crush England". BBC Sport. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
10. "Under-20 Six Nations: England 28-7 Wales - Hosts continue unbeaten start". BBC Sport. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
11. "Under-20 Six Nations: England come from behind to beat France and clinch title". BBC Sport. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
12. "England overpower France to win Under-20 World Cup". BBC Sport. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
13. Morgan, Charlie (20 July 2024). "England U20: Where the world champions will be playing next season" . The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 September 2024.