Will Skelton

Will Skelton

Will Skelton in Sydney Stars kit.
Full name	William Skelton
Nickname	willy
Date of birth	(1992-05-03) 3 May 1992 (age 24)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	140 kg (22 st 1 lb; 310 lb)
School	The Hills Sports High School
University	Australian Catholic University
Notable relative(s)	Cameron Skelton (brother) Brad Mika (cousin)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Lock
Professional / senior clubs Years Club / team Caps (points) 2014- 2016- Sydney Stars Saracens F.C.(loan) 5 1 (10) (0) Correct as of 24 October 2014
Super Rugby Years Club / team Caps (points) 2013– Waratahs 52 (5) Current local club Sydney University Correct as of 21 July 2016
National team(s) Years Club / team Caps (points) 2014– Australia 18 (10) Correct as of 19 November 2016

Will Skelton (born 3 May 1992) is an Australian rugby union footballer of Samoan descent.He currently plays for the Waratahs in the Super Rugby competition, and his regular playing position is lock. On 6 December 2016 it was announced that Skelton would be joining Saracens RFC on a short-term contract, agreement having been reached between Waratahs and Saracens.

Skelton was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and moved with his family to Sydney at the age of 10. He is the cousin of former All Black lock Brad Mika. and is the older brother of Cameron Skelton. Though smaller than his younger brother, Skelton weighed 150 kg while still a teenager (his playing weight is now 140 kg or under), and he wears a size 18 to 19 (UK) boot.

He played junior rugby league for the Wentworthville Magpies before taking up rugby union at age 15 at The Hills Sports High School in Seven Hills.

Skelton joined the Sydney University rugby club in 2010. In 2011, he was invited into the Waratahs Academy and the ARU's National Academy in Sydney. After a promising first year, a fractured foot sustained in February 2012 prevented him from playing for the remainder of the year.

In March 2013, Skelton was signed to the Waratahs' Extended Player Squad by coach Michael Cheika. He made his Super Rugby debut against the Stormers, and was selected to play for the Waratahs against the British and Irish Lions in June of that year.

In 2014, Skelton was approached by Graham Henry to join the Blues in Auckland, but turned him down. He was named in the Wallabies squad for the June tests in 2014.