Tomos Williams

Cardiff academy graduate, Tomos Williams, made his senior debut as a replacement against Munster in 2013. Williams would make several more appearances as a replacement before his first Cardiff start in a 23-13 win over Ulster.{{Cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12321/10185442/guinness-pro12-cardiff-blues-23-13-ulster|title=Guinness PRO12: Cardiff 23-13 Ulster|website=Sky Sports|access-date=28 February 2022}} Williams breakthrough season came in 2016/17, making 30 appearances over the campaign. This include a first Cardiff try against Edinburgh on the opening day of the season,{{Cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/cardiff-blues-v-edinburgh-live-11838728|title=Cardiff v Edinburgh LIVE updates|first=Matthew|last=Southcombe|date=3 September 2016|website=WalesOnline.co.uk|access-date=28 February 2022}} and a first brace in an away defeat to Leinster.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/rugby/match?gameId=290528&league=270557|title=Leinster vs Cardiff - Summary - United Rugby Championship 2017 - 25 Mar, 2017|website=ESPN.com|access-date=28 February 2022}}

Williams scored a try for Cardiff in the Challenge Cup final victory over Gloucester, which was later voted the Try of the Season.

On 1 June 2021, Williams signed a contract extension with Cardiff.{{Cite news |date=1 June 2021 |title=Scrum-half Williams signs new Blues deal |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/57318376 |access-date=2023-04-16}}

On 8 January 2024, Williams would leave Cardiff to join English side Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby from the 2024-25 season.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/67911801 |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Tomos Williams: Wales scrum-half to join Gloucester from Cardiff |date=8 January 2024|accessdate=27 July 2024}}

Williams won Welsh caps at U18 level from Coleg y Cymoedd and then made 18 appearances at U20 level over two seasons. He made his Wales Sevens debut as a 19-year-old in the Japan leg of the 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series and went on to play in tournaments on the Gold Coast, in South Africa, and Dubai.

In May 2017 Williams was named in the Wales senior squad for the first time for the tests against Tonga and Samoa.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/39857796|title=Roberts to lead Wales on June tour|work=BBC Sport |access-date=28 February 2022}} He sat on the bench for the game against Samoa in Apia, but his international bow didn’t come until a year later. That was on the summer tour to the USA and Argentina when he scored a vital try in the 22-20 win over South Africa at the RFK Stadium in Washington DC.

He was again on the score sheet when he was selected for his next start in the 2018 autumn triumph over Tonga and he claimed another try on his Six Nations debut as Wales battled back to beat France in Paris on 1 February 2019. He was injured during the match and did not make any further appearances during the tournament.{{Cite web |date=23 February 2019 |title=Wales vs England: Six Nations talking points ahead of Saturday's Test |url=https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12321/11641193/wales-vs-england-six-nations-talking-points-ahead-of-saturdays-test |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}

In September 2019, Williams was selected as part of the Wales squad for the 2019 World Cup. Williams replaced Gareth Davies in the first pool game against Georgia and scored his first World Cup try within 20 minutes of his introduction. Williams appeared in every Wales game from the bench, scoring a further try in the final pool game against Uruguay.

On 8 May 2025, Williams was selected for the British and Irish Lions for their 2025 tour to Australia during the summer.{{Cite news|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/lions-rugby-squad-full-raft-31597586 |publisher=Wales Online|title=Lions rugby squad in full as raft of Welsh candidates miss out |date=8 May 2025|accessdate=9 May 2025}}

Prior to concentrating on rugby, Williams played basketball, representing Wales in grade-age tournaments. He switched to rugby fully at 18, when he joined the Cardiff academy.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-04 |title=Tomos Williams: Ten things you should know about the Wales scrum-half |url=https://www.rugbyworld.com/players/who-is-tomos-williams-ten-things-you-should-know-about-the-wales-scrum-half-136023 |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=Rugby World |language=en-US}}

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|style="text-align:center;"|1

|2 June 2018

|Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States

|{{ru|South Africa}}

|style="text-align:center;"|12–3

|{{win|22–20}}

|2018 Wales rugby union tour to Argentina and the United States

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|style="text-align:center;"|2

|17 November 2018

|Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales

|{{ru|Tonga}}

|style="text-align:center;"|41–24

|{{win|74–24}}

|2018 end-of-year rugby union internationals

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|style="text-align:center;"|3

|1 February 2019

|Stade de France, Paris, France

|{{ru|France}}

|style="text-align:center;"|5–16

|{{win|24–19}}

|2019 Six Nations Championship

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|style="text-align:center;"|4

|23 September 2019

|Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan

|{{ru|Georgia}}

|style="text-align:center;"|34–7

|{{win|43–14}}

|2019 Rugby World Cup

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|style="text-align:center;"|5

|13 October 2019

|Egao Kenko Stadium, Kumamoto, Japan

|{{ru|Uruguay}}

|style="text-align:center;"|26–13

|{{win|35–13}}

|2019 Rugby World Cup

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|style="text-align:center;"|6

|8 February 2020

|Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland

|{{ru|Ireland}}

|style="text-align:center;"|5–5

|{{lost|14–24}}

|2020 Six Nations Championship

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|style="text-align:center;"|7

|rowspan="2"|3 July 2021

|rowspan="2"|Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales

|rowspan="2"|{{ru|Canada}}

|style="text-align:center;"|5–5

|rowspan="2" {{win|68–12}}

|rowspan="2"|2021 July rugby union tests

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|style="text-align:center;"|8

|style="text-align:center;"|52–5

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|style="text-align:center;"|9

|10 July 2021

|Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales

|{{ru|Argentina}}

|style="text-align:center;"|18–20

|{{draw|20–20}}

|2021 July rugby union tests

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|style="text-align:center;"|10

|12 November 2022

|Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales

|{{ru|Argentina}}

|style="text-align:center;"|15–6

|{{win|20–13}}

|2022 end-of-year rugby union internationals

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|style="text-align:center;"|11

|18 March 2023

|Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France

|{{ru|France}}

|style="text-align:center;"|19–34

|{{lost|28–41}}

|2023 Six Nations Championship

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|style="text-align:center;"|12

|12 August 2023

|Twickenham Stadium, London, England

|{{ru|England}}

|style="text-align:center;"|15–9

|{{lost|17–19}}

|2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches

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|style="text-align:center;"|13

|14 October 2023

|Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France

|{{ru|Argentina}}

|style="text-align:center;"|15–12

|{{lost|17–29}}

|2023 Rugby World Cup

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{{as of|2023|09|24|lc=y}}

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• [https://www.wru.wales/player/tomos-williams/ Tomos Williams] at Welsh Rugby Union
• [http://www.cardiffblues.com/rugby/first_team_squad.php?player=110814&includeref=dynamic Cardiff Rugby Player Profile]

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