Jordan Williams (born 4 June 1997) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a

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for Widnes Vikings in the

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, on loan from the

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in the Betfred Super League. He has previously played for the London Skolars in the

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Background

Williams was born in

Stevenage Stevenage ( ) is a large town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, about north of London. Stevenage is east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1(M), between Letchworth Garden City to the north and Welwyn Garden City to the south. In 1946, Stevena ...

Hertfordshire Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For govern ...

and grew up in the North Hertfordshire market town of

Hitchin Hitchin () is a market town and unparished area in the North Hertfordshire Districts of England, district in Hertfordshire, England, with an estimated population of 35,842. History Hitchin is first noted as the central place of the Hicce peopl ...

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

and progressed through the London Broncos Academy system from 2015 - 2017.

London Skolars

Williams joined the London Skolars in 2017 ahead of the

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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 The London Skolars are a professional rugby league club based at the New River Stadium, Wood Green, Haringey in north London. They were founded in 1995 and have been professional since 2003, operating in the Betfred League 1. They also run an A ...

, Williams signed for the

first team at the end of 2019 and made his debut at home on 9 February 2020 against Whitehaven. Jordan Williams London Broncos

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

Widnes Vikings (loan)

On 12 Jul 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Widnes Vikings in the

on loan

Club statistics

Honours

* London Skolars Player's Player of the year 2019 * London Skolars Supporter's Player of the year 2019

References

External links

London Broncos profileSuper League profile

Williams signs for London Broncos

Jordan Williams LinkedIn Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Jordan (rugby league) 1997 births Living people English rugby league players Oxford Rugby League players London Broncos players London Skolars players Sportspeople from Hitchin Rugby league players from Hertfordshire Rugby league props Rugby league second-rows Widnes Vikings players