Birth name | David Christopher Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 8 December 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Leicester | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Lancaster Boys School (Leicester) Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Nottingham Trent University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 currently plays for Nottingham Rugby in the RFU Championship.
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