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'''William Ryder''' (born 6 June 1982) is a [[Fiji]]an [[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 rugby union team (sevens)|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 [[Try|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 at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|Rugby Sevens event]]. He played club rugby in [[Japan]] with [[Toyota Verblitz]] but he left and joined the [[Fiji national rugby union team (sevens)|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]].
'''William Ryder''' (born 6 June 1982) is a [[Fiji]]an [[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 rugby sevens team|Fiji national sevens side]]. He is well known for his try scoring capability and goosestepping defenders. He was also one of the top try scorers of the [[World Sevens Series]] which has been overtaken recently. He has scored over 752 points to-date of which he has scored 105 [[Try (rugby)|tries]].<ref>[http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=288233 "In Briefs"], Fiji Times, 5 December 2014.</ref> He was a part of the team that won the sevens world cup in 2005 and also won a bronze medal at the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] for the [[Rugby Sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|rugby sevens event]].

Ryder played club rugby in [[Japan]] with [[Toyota Verblitz]] but he left and joined the [[Fiji national rugby sevens team|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]]. He wanted to join the Fiji team in 2013 under the guidance of Ben Ryan for the first time in 3 years but was left from the final squad as Ryan stated he is not as fit as he was three years ago. He kept on playing for local clubs in the domestic tournament to book a place in the Fiji team but it was unsuccessful all throughout the years.

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.teivovo.com/intl_sevens/news/2006/2005-06_top%20scorers.html IRB World 7s Series 2005-06]
* [http://www.teivovo.com/intl_sevens/news/2006/2005-06_top%20scorers.html IRB World 7s Series 2005-06]
* [http://www.rwcsevens.com/Tournament+Central/News/050320+md+final+round+up.htm Fiji kings of the world]
* [http://www.rwcsevens.com/Tournament+Central/News/050320+md+final+round+up.htm Fiji kings of the world]
* [http://www.irbsevens.com/IRBWeb/TemplateFiles/IRB7s/IRB7sPlayerStatistics.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRORIGINALURL=%2fEN%2fHome%2fStatistics%2fPlayer%2bstatistics%2fplayer%2bstats%2ehtm%3fSeasonId%3d2005%26TournCode%3dUSA%26MethodId%3dTries&NRNODEGUID=%7b5F08DD7B-327C-4BC2-B6FA-7875F08CB8A1%7d&NRCACHEHINT=Guest&SeasonId=0&TournCode=99&MethodId=Points Ryders Points]
* [http://www.rwcsevens.com/RWC7S/TemplateFiles/SquadDetails.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRORIGINALURL=%2fTournament%2bCentral%2fSquad%2bList%2f&NRNODEGUID=%7bC869710C-AD90-40E9-9D16-8667770A1366%7d&NRCACHEHINT=Guest Fiji team list]
* [http://www.rwcsevens.com/RWC7S/TemplateFiles/SquadDetails.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRORIGINALURL=%2fTournament%2bCentral%2fSquad%2bList%2f&NRNODEGUID=%7bC869710C-AD90-40E9-9D16-8667770A1366%7d&NRCACHEHINT=Guest Fiji team list]
* [http://ur7s.com/ UR7s.com - for everything 7s]
* [http://ur7s.com/ UR7s.com – for everything 7s]


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Latest revision as of 23:20, 24 August 2024

For other people named William Ryder, see William Ryder (disambiguation).

William James Ryder
William Ryder playing for Stade Montois
Date of birth (1982-06-06) 6 June 1982 (age 42)
Place of birthFiji
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight77 kg (12 st 2 lb; 170 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) wing, fullback. fly-half, scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Lancaster RGS ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004–present Toyota Verblitz 33 (222)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2005 – present Fiji 7s 987 (105 Tries)
Correct as of 18 March 2010
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  Fiji
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne Team competition

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 goosestepping defenders. He was also one of the top try scorers of the World Sevens Series which has been overtaken recently. He has scored over 752 points to-date of which he has scored 105 tries.[1] He was a part of the team that won the sevens world cup in 2005 and also won a bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia for the rugby sevens event.

Ryder 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. He wanted to join the Fiji team in 2013 under the guidance of Ben Ryan for the first time in 3 years but was left from the final squad as Ryan stated he is not as fit as he was three years ago. He kept on playing for local clubs in the domestic tournament to book a place in the Fiji team but it was unsuccessful all throughout the years.

References

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  1. ^ "In Briefs", Fiji Times, 5 December 2014.
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