William Ryder (rugby union player)

William James Ryder

William Ryder playing for Stade Montois
Date of birth	(1982-06-06) 6 June 1982 (age 34)
Place of birth	Fiji
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Weight	77 kg (12 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) wing, fullback. fly-half, scrum-half Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2004–present Toyota Verblitz 33 (222) Current local club Toyota Verblitz National team(s) 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
	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 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 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 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.