| Full name | William Greatbanks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 January 2003 England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (240 lb; 17 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Will Greatbanks (born 18 January 2003) is an English rugby union player, who plays for the Ospreys in the United Rugby Championship. His preferred position is lock. [1]
Greatbanks was born in England, but spent much of his youth in France. He played youth rugby for CAR Riberac before joining the Bordeaux academy in 2018. [2] After one year he joined the Soyaux Angoulême winning the French Espoirs championship in 2021. [3] [4] He is Welsh qualified through his Welsh-born father.
Greatbanks made his professional debut for Soyaux Angoulême in the third round of the 2023–24 Rugby Pro D2 season season, starting the fixture against Biarritz. [5] He would make a further ten appearances for the side, scoring one try. In March 2024, it was announced he would sign for the Ospreys ahead of the following season. [6] He made his debut for the side in October 2024 against the Bulls. [7]