Craig Willis (rugby union)

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Craig Willis
Date of birth (1995-02-04) 4 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Stockton-on-Tees, England
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
School Durham School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-Half
Current team Ealing Trailfinders
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013–2018 Newcastle Falcons 47 (121)
2018– Ealing Trailfinders 116 (780)
Correct as of 06 Feb 2023

Craig Willis (born 4 February 1995) is an English rugby union player who plays for Ealing Trailfinders in the RFU Championship.

The fly-half played for Newcastle Falcons between 2013 and 2018, signing his first professional contract with the Falcons after completing studies at Durham School having developed from a young age at Billingham RUFC. He went on to make 47 appearances for Newcastle Falcons. As well as earning the academy player of the season award in the 2015/16 season, his Premiership debut came against Saracens in 2015, and he then kicked the winning penalty against Bath just a month later as he familiarised himself with English rugby’s top tier. He scored a total of 121 points for Newcastle and is known as an expansive and attacking fly-half. [1]

Currently playing at Ealing Trailfinders in West London in the RFU Championship, he has gone on to make over 50 appearances [2] for the club so far.

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References

  1. "player". www.ealingtrailfinders.com. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  2. "news". www.ealingtrailfinders.com. Retrieved 2021-04-04.