William Ryder (rugby union)
For other people named William Ryder, see William Ryder (disambiguation).
William Ryder playing for Stade Montois | |||
Date of birth | 6 June 1982 | ||
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Place of birth | Fiji | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
Weight | 77 kg (12 st 2 lb) | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | wing, fullback. fly-half, scrum-half | ||
Amateur clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | ||
Lancaster Royal Grammar School | |||
Professional / senior clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2004-present | Toyota Verblitz | 33 | (222) |
Sevens national teams | |||
Years | Club / team | Comps | |
2005 - present | Fiji 7s | 987 (105 Tries) | |
correct as of 18 March 2010. |
William Ryder (born 6 June 1982) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. Ryder is well known within the rugby sevens community, as he has produced some of the best performances for the Fiji national sevens side. He is well known for his try scoring capability and has been one of the top try scorers of the World Sevens Series. He has scored 752 points to-date of which he has scored 82 tries (410 points). He was a part of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia for the Rugby Sevens event. He played club rugby in Japan with Toyota Verblitz but he left and joined the Fiji sevens team for the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series. On 17 May 2011 it was announced that he had signed for Stade Montois.
External links
- IRB World 7s Series 2005-06
- Fiji kings of the world
- Ryders Points
- Fiji team list
- UR7s.com - for everything 7s
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