Daley Williams (born 15 May 1986) is a professional
rugby league
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footballer who plays as a or for the
London Skolars
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in the
RFL League 1
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. He previously played for
Salford
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in the
Super League
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,
Hunslet
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It is situated in the Hunslet and Riverside ward of Leeds City Council and Leeds Central parliamentary ...
,
Keighley Cougars
The Keighley Cougars are a professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England who compete in RFL League 1, League 1, the third tier of English rugby league. Keighley's home ground, Cougar Park has a capacity of 7,800.
His ...
,
Batley Bulldogs
Batley is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Batley lies south-west of Leeds, north-west of Wakefield and Dewsbury, south-east of Bradford and north-east of Huddersfield. Batley is part ...
,
Dewsbury Rams
The Dewsbury Rams are a professional English rugby league club based in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire that compete in the Championship. They play their home games at the Tetley's Stadium, on Owl Lane. The Rams' main fanbase comes from their homet ...
&
Rochdale Hornets
The Rochdale Hornets are a professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, competing in the Championship, the second tier of European rugby league. The Rochdale Hornets are one of the original twenty-two rugby club ...
.
Williams is known for facing a four-year ban for illegal doping of steroids. He claimed he did not have any intentions of taking the illegal substance, despite the fact he was worried about his weight loss and loss of strength at the time after breaking his jaw.
Background
Williams was born in
Halifax,
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exis ...
, England.
Playing career
Before joining
Batley Bulldogs
Batley is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Batley lies south-west of Leeds, north-west of Wakefield and Dewsbury, south-east of Bradford and north-east of Huddersfield. Batley is part ...
, Williams played for
Keighley Cougars
The Keighley Cougars are a professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England who compete in RFL League 1, League 1, the third tier of English rugby league. Keighley's home ground, Cougar Park has a capacity of 7,800.
His ...
and
Dewsbury Rams
The Dewsbury Rams are a professional English rugby league club based in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire that compete in the Championship. They play their home games at the Tetley's Stadium, on Owl Lane. The Rams' main fanbase comes from their homet ...
.
In October 2018 he signed a one-year deal to play for
Swinton Lions
The Swinton Lions are a professional rugby league club based in Swinton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Championship. The club has won the Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. Before 1996, the club was known ...
.
References
External links
Williams Commits To Cougars
1986 births
Living people
Batley Bulldogs players
English people of Jamaican descent
Jamaican rugby league players
English rugby league players
Keighley Cougars players
London Skolars players
Rochdale Hornets players
Rugby articles needing expert attention
Rugby league players from Halifax, West Yorkshire
Rugby league wingers
Salford Red Devils players
Swinton Lions players
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