Hawaiian native Lance Williams played in Major League Rugby between 2018-2019, and again between 2021-2023. He represented the Utah Warriors for his entire MLR career.

Lance Williams has been with the Utah Warriors since MLR’s inaugural season in 2018, and has represented them in every season apart from 2020, where he suffered a season-ending injury prior to the truncated season being cancelled after only 5 games. Through the 2023 season, he was one of the league’s most capped players, having appeared in 71 games for the Warriors (67 starts), appearing in every Utah game in the 2019, 2022, and 2023 seasons. He was the 9th player in league history to reach 50 caps in the competition, on 24th April 2022. Williams scored 18 tries in total including a high of 5 in both the 2022 & 2023 seasons, the latter of which he also recorded 181 successful tackles.

Williams is also a strong Sevens player, and has played in Premier Rugby Sevens since 2022, representing the Headliners in both seasons. He has also represented the USA Eagles Sevens Team for the HSBC World Sevens Series in Dubai and Cape Town which took place in December 2022. On 25th September 2023, the Utah Warriors announced the departure of Lance Williams, who is linking up with the USA Eagles Sevens Team for their run to the 2024 Olympics in France.

Achievements:

• MLR Team of the Week: 2023 – Round 17
• MLR Team of the Week: 2023 – Round 10
• All-MLR Second XV: 2019
• MLR Team of the Week: 2019 – Round 12
• MLR Team of the Week: 2019 – Round 11
• MLR Team of the Week: 2019 – Round 9
• MLR Team of the Week: 2019 – Round 4