Position
Back Row
Test Caps
7
Club
Saracens
Age
26
U20 Caps
18
U18 Caps
6
Tom Willis
In 2016 Willis represented England U18s and was also included in the 2018 World Rugby U20 Championship squad that reached the final of that competition. After being included in England’s senior training squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, Willis made his international debut coming on as a second half substitute against Wales in August of that year. He started for England A against Australia A in November 2024, playing the full 80 minutes as England A won 38-17. His form for Saracens saw him rewarded with a place in Steve Borthwick's squad for the 2025 Guinness Men's Six Nations and the No 8 played in all five games. Willis was recently named in Borthwick’s training squad ahead of England's summer tour of Argentina and the USA.
- Career Path
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2015 Henley AASE Wasps U18
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2016 England U17 London Wasps A England U18 Wasps A London Wasps U18
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2017 Wasps Rotherham Titans
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2018 England U20
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2022 Bordeaux-Begles
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2023 England Saracens
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2024 England A
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2025 England XV
Matches played
The back row consists of two flankers and the No 8. The blind-side flanker wears six and the open-side flanker seven, both specialising in big tackles and winning possession through turnovers. They are fearless, strong and fast to the breakdown. The No 8 secures the ball at the base of the scrum, is an attacking link between forwards and backs and a real force when defending.
