Cillian Willis
Birth nameCillian Willis
Birth date19 January 1985 (age 41)
Birth placeDublin, Ireland
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight82 kilograms (12 st 13 lb)
PositionScrum-half
Amatteam 1UCD
Amatteam 2Greystones
Years 12006–2008
Years 22008–2010
Years 32010–2011
Years 42011
Years 52011–2013
Clubs 1Leinster
Clubs 2Ulster
Clubs 3Connacht
Clubs 4Leinster
Clubs 5Sale Sharks
Apps 112
Apps 215
Apps 318
Apps 46
Apps 530
Points 10
Points 20
Points 30
Points 40
Points 510
Ru clubupdate31 May 2013
SchoolBlackrock College
UniversityUniversity College Dublin

Cillian Willis (born 19 January 1985) is a former professional rugby union footballer. His primary position was scrum-half.

He was born in Dublin and educated at Blackrock College in Williamstown and University College Dublin, where in 2006 he completed a commerce degree with honours.

Willis broke through into the Leinster team due to injuries to Chris Whittaker and Guy Easterby early on in the 2006/2007 season. His performances earned him the Leinster Player of the Month Award for October/November.[1] Willis is also cousin to Brian O'Driscoll. In July 2010, Willis signed a new contract with Connacht Rugby and joined his new squad on their pre-season training trip on the Aran Islands. He left Connacht after one season and with Eoin Reddan and Isaac Boss both called into the Irish World Cup squad he was given a contract until October 2011 by Leinster.[2] Willis signed for Sale Sharks for the 2011/2012 season.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ UCD – Sport
  2. ^ Boyle, Donnchadh (17 September 2011). "Willis making most of unlikely chance". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 June 2020.