Jordan Williams (rugby league)

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Jordan Williams
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Personal information
Full nameJordan David Williams
Born (1997-06-04) 4 June 1997 (age 27)
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
Height6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)
Weight16 st 1 lb (102 kg)
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2016 London Broncos 00000
2016(loan)Oxford 20000
2017–19 London Skolars 43120048
2020–24 London Broncos 8090036
2021(loan)London Skolars 20000
2024Widnes Vikings (loan)00000
2025– Featherstone Rovers 00000
Total127210084
Source: [1] [2] [3]
As of 19 November 2024

Jordan Williams (born 4 June 1997) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a prop or second-row forward for Featherstone Rovers in the RFL Championship.

Contents

He has previously played for the London Skolars in the RFL League 1.

Background

Williams was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire and grew up in the North Hertfordshire market town of Hitchin.

Career

Early career

Williams played rugby union as a youth for an amateur rugby union club in Hitchin before transitioning over to rugby league with the North Herts Crusaders. Following this he went on to play for the North London representative team in the London Origin rugby league series. From there he was scouted by the London Broncos [4] and progressed through the London Broncos Academy system from 2015 - 2017.

London Skolars

Williams joined the London Skolars in 2017 [5] ahead of the 2017 League 1 season. He spent three seasons at the New River Stadium, featuring prominently, playing 38 times and scoring 12 tries.

London Broncos

After a successful 2019 season in North London, achieving top try scorer for the Skolars, Williams signed for the London Broncos first team at the end of 2019 [6] [7] and made his debut at home on 9 February 2020 against Whitehaven. [8]

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Williams playing for the Broncos in 2022

On 15 October 2023, Williams played in the London Broncos upset Million Pound Game victory over Toulouse Olympique. [9]

Widnes Vikings (loan)

On 12 Jul 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Widnes Vikings in the RFL Championship on loan [10]

Featherstone Rovers

On 19 Nov 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Featherstone Rovers in the RFL Championship on a 1-year deal. [11]

Club statistics

YearClubCompetitionAppearancesTriesGoalsDrop GoalsPoints
2016
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Oxford Rugby League
RFL League 1 20000
2017
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London Skolars
RFL League 1 20000
2018
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London Skolars
RFL League 1 191004
2019
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London Skolars
RFL League 1 19110044
2020
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London Broncos
RFL Championship 30000
2021
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London Broncos
RFL Championship 110000
2021
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London Skolars
RFL League 1 20000
2022
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London Broncos
RFL Championship 1630012
Club career total [12] [13] 74150060

Honours

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  5. "London Skolars » Local talent graduate to become Skolars". www.skolarsrl.com. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  6. Conlon, Jack (2019-11-07). "London Broncos snap up former academy player". Rugby League News. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
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  8. "London Skolars » Jordan Williams leaves Skolars to sign full-time contract with Championship club".
  9. "Championship Grand Final: Toulouse 14-18 London Broncos - Capital club back in Super League". BBC Sport.
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  13. "Players". LoveRugbyLeague. Archived from the original on 2019-04-03.
  14. 1 2 "Jordan Williams is a double winner at Skolars' Awards Night". www.skolarsrl.com. Retrieved 2022-07-13.