| Will Collier | |
| Birth Date: | 5 May 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Hammersmith, London, England |
| Height: | 1.83m (06feet) |
| Weight: | 116kg (256lb) |
| School: | Cranleigh School |
| Ru Position: | Tighthead Prop |
| Ru Clubyears: | 2009–2011 2011–2024 2011–2012 2024– |
| Ru Proclubs: | Rosslyn Park Harlequins → Esher Castres |
| Ru Currentteam: | Castres |
| Ru Clubcaps: | 40 240 7 0 |
| Ru Clubpoints: | (30) (20) (0) (0) |
| Ru Nationalyears: | 2011 2014–2022 2017 |
| Ru Nationalteam: | England U20 England XV England |
| Ru Nationalcaps: | 7 3 2 |
| Ru Nationalpoints: | (0) (0) (5) |
| Ru Ntupdate: | 11 December 2023 |
| Clubupdate: | 2 August 2024 |
| Youthyears1: | 1997–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Rosslyn Park |
| Youthyears2: | 2005–2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | Harlequins Academy |
William St Lawrence Webb Collier (born 5 May 1991) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a tighthead prop for Top 14 club Castres Olympique.
Collier is a front row specialist who cites his interest in the 'dark arts' (of scrummaging) inspired in part by Chris Ritchie, a veteran London Welsh RFC player and Joe Launchbury, a former England Rugby international.[1] His first club was Rosslyn Park F.C. where he began at six years old and played in their mini, youth and First XV squads.[1]
Collier joined the Harlequins academy at the age of fourteen.[2] In January 2011 he made his club debut for Quins against Wasps RFC in an 2010–11 Anglo-Welsh Cup fixture.[3]
Collier represented England U20 during the 2011 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and appeared as a substitute in the last round as they defeated Ireland to complete a grand slam.[4] Later that year he was a member of their squad at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship ands came off the bench in the final which England lost against New Zealand to finish runners up.[5] Collier was on the substitutes bench when Harlequins overcame Leicester Tigers in the 2012 Premiership final to become league champions for the first time in their history.[6] In March 2013 Collier started for the side that defeated Sale Sharks to win the Anglo-Welsh Cup.[7] He scored his debut try for Harlequins in a European Rugby Champions Cup defeat to La Rochelle in the pool stage of the 2017–18 season.[8]
Collier was included in the senior England squad for their 2017 tour of Argentina.[9] On 10 June 2017 he made his Test debut as a substitute against Argentina.[10] A week later Collier scored a try as England won the series.[11] Ultimately these were his only two caps.[2]
In the 2020–21 season, Collier was a replacement in both the Premiership semi-final victory over Bristol Bears and the final against Exeter Chiefs on 26 June 2021, as Harlequins won the game 40–38 in the highest scoring Premiership final ever.[12] [13] The following year saw Collier start for an England XV side in an uncapped match against the Barbarians.[14]
In his final season at Harlequins Collier started for the side that were eliminated by Toulouse in the semi-final of the 2024 Champions Cup.[15] After more than a decade with Harlequins making 240 club appearances, Collier joined Castres Olympique for the 2024–25 season.[2]
Harlequins
England U20