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RUGBY UNION - Worcester Warriors continue signing spree as Williams and Balmain join club

Aaron Sutcliffe 20th May, 2025 Updated: 21st May, 2025   0

WORCESTER Warriors have signed two more players as the club continue to gear up for the 2025/26 season.

Warriors have added former Wales international scrum-half Lloyd Williams and Premiership-winning prop Fraser Balmain to their squad.

Williams represented Wales at two Rugby World Cup’s as the 35-year-old makes the switch from Championship leaders Ealing Trailfinders.

And Balmain won the Premiership with Leicester Tigers back in 2012/13 with the 33-year-old spending his entire career in the top-flight.

Williams said: “There is a real buzz around Worcester Warriors right now and it’s the perfect environment for a new opportunity.

“I love a challenge and the chance to help this club rise and thrive is something I couldn’t pass up.”




Balmain said: “Worcester is a rugby city through and through and this is a huge appeal to me.

“It’s incredibly exciting to join Worcester Warriors at such a pivotal moment and I’ll give my all to get the club back to where it belongs.


Warriors head coach, Matt Everard said: “Lloyd is an outstanding player and leader with an incredible amount of international and European experience.

“I know his style of leadership will be brilliant for us bringing a full team together.

“Fraser is someone I have known since being a teenager and firstly, and most importantly, he is a great human.

“Secondly, with his experience of over a decade in the Premiership, he will bring a huge amount of leadership to the group.”