William Edwards (rugby)

William George Edwards is an English rugby union and rugby sevens player who has represented Loughborough Students,[1] Saracens,[2] Northampton Saints,[3] Harlequins[4] and England.[5] He made his breakthrough in 2017, when he was called up to the World Series squad for the Vancouver tournament,[6] which England went on to win.

Will Edwards
Birth nameWilliam George Edwards
Date of birth (1995-11-17) 17 November 1995
Place of birthRoyal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight14.0 st (89 kg)
SchoolThe Skinners' School
UniversityLoughborough University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Youth career
– Tunbridge Wells
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2017-2020 England Rugby

Edwards became a full-time member of the squad[7] following call ups to Singapore,[8] Paris[9] and London[10] Sevens and went on to respect the squad until 2020 when England Rugby made the Sevens programme redundant. Edwards was made captain of the team in the Clermont-Ferrand[11] Men's Seven's Grand Prix 2017 in late June. Will, went on to represent the squad until 2020 when England Rugby made the Sevens Programme redundant[12] in August 2020.

Will, following his redundancy was quick to be snapped up by Premiership club, Harlequins, with whom he signed a short term deal in November 2020.[4]

Early life

Edwards was born on 17 November 1995 in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He attended St Augustines Catholic Primary School and The Skinners' School and played at a youth level for Tunbridge Wells RFC and later at Sevenoaks RFC, where he was selected to play for Kent Rugby Football Union. He gained a place at the Loughborough University in 2014.

References
  1. "National League 1 » Will Edwards". loughboroughsport.com. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  2. "Will Edwards of Saracens is stopped by the Harlequins defence during the Premiership A match". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  3. "Saints Sevens squad announced for Singha Series finals". www.northamptonsaints.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  4. "Harlequins sign Will Edwards on short-term deal". Harlequins. 19 November 2020.
  5. "RFU - England". RFU. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  6. "Will Edwards helps England to Sevens Victory in Vancouver - News - Tunbridge Wells RFC". www.twrfc.com. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  7. "Edwards signs full-time England Rugby contract". Loughborough University. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  8. "England Sevens name squad for Singapore". RFU. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  9. "England sevens name squad for Paris". RFU. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  10. "England Sevens name squad for London". RFU. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  11. "England name squad for Clermont-Ferrand Sevens". RFU. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  12. "England Sevens scrapping sounds alarm bell for World Sevens Series". The Rugby Paper. 18 August 2020.
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