Alex Wills
| Born | 11 February 2004[1] Wordsley, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 99 kg (218 lb; 15 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Wills played junior rugby for Worcester and attended Hartpury College.[3][4]
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- England U20
- World Rugby Under 20 Championship
Champion (1): 2024
- Six Nations Under 20s Championship
- Champion (1): 2024
References
[edit]- ↑ "Alex Wills". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ↑ "Alex Wills". All.Rugby. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ↑ "Rugby: Worcester U16s win in North Midlands Cup". Worcester News. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- 1 2 3 Jaycock, Ben (18 June 2023). "Young Guns: Sale Sharks winger Alex Wills". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ↑ Tunney, Jack (21 September 2022). "Worcester name 41-year-old academy coach in tonight's premiership cup clash". Rugby Dump. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ↑ "PREMIERSHIP:Sharks agree long-term deal with England u20s winger". Huge Rugby. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ↑ "Investec Champions Cup: Alex Sanderson names a much-changed Sale side for Stormers game". BBC Sport. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ↑ Savage, Angus (17 April 2023). "England U19: Alan Dickens names Men's side to face Italy". nextgenxv. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ↑ "World Rugby U20 Championship: Ireland beat South Africa to reach final as France crush England". BBC Sport. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ "Under-20 Six Nations: England 28-7 Wales - Hosts continue unbeaten start". BBC Sport. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ↑ "Under-20 Six Nations: England come from behind to beat France and clinch title". BBC Sport. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ "England overpower France to win Under-20 World Cup". BBC Sport. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ Morgan, Charlie (20 July 2024). "England U20: Where the world champions will be playing next season". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 September 2024.