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'{{short description|Cook Islands international rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{EngvarB|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Xavier Willison |fullname = Xavier Willison |image = |image_size = |position = {{rlp|PR|SR}} |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2002|08|02}} |birth_place = [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]], Waikato, New Zealand |height = {{convert|199|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} |weight = {{convert|114|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}<ref>https://sportvision.co.nz/nrl-super-league-players/</ref> |club1 = [[Brisbane Broncos]] |year1start = 2021 |year1end = present |appearances1 = 15 |tries1 = 4 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 16 |teamA = [[Cook Islands national rugby league team|Cook Islands]] |yearAstart = 2022 |appearancesA = 1 |triesA = 0 |goalsA = 0 |fieldgoalsA = 0 |pointsA = 0 |teamB = {{nowrap|[[New Zealand Māori rugby league team|Māori All Stars]]}} |yearBstart = 2024 |yearBend = |appearancesB = 1 |triesB = 1 |goalsB = 0 |fieldgoalsB = 0 |pointsB = 4 |new = yes |source = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/xavier-willison/summary.html|title = Xavier Willison - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project}}</ref> |updated = 29 March 2024 }} '''Xavier Willison''' (born 2 August 2002) is a [[Cook Islands national rugby league team|Cook Islands international]] [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|pr}} forward for the [[Brisbane Broncos]] in the [[National Rugby League]] (NRL).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broncos.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/brisbane-broncos/xavier-willison/|title=Xavier Willison 2nd Row|accessdate=31 July 2021|publisher=[[Brisbane Broncos]]}}</ref> ==Playing career== ===2021=== In round 20 of the [[2021 NRL season]], Willison made his debut for the [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]] club against fierce rivals the [[North Queensland Cowboys]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-brisbane-broncos-vs-north-queensland-cowboys-live-blog-live-stream-round-20-supercoach-scores-videos-updates-payne-haas-jason-taumalolo/news-story/f9945b334c887e407e8032c87fb90535|title='Latrell-like' star kicks Cowboys to the kerb as Broncos leave spoon fear behind them: 3 Big Hits|accessdate=31 July 2021|date=31 July 2021|work=[[Fox Sports]]}}</ref> On 17 August, it was announced that Willison would be ruled out indefinitely with an ACL injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/01/23/casualty-ward-all-the-latest-nrl-injury-news2/|title=Casualty Ward: Jaw injuries sideline Starling, Brimson; Big blow for Saifiti|website=www.nrl.com|date=10 October 2021}}</ref> ===2022=== Willison made his test debut for the [[Cook Islands national rugby league team|Cook Islands]] in the [[2022 Pacific Rugby League Tests]] against [[Samoa national rugby league team|Samoa]]. Willison due to injury, only played one NRL game against [[St George Illawarra Dragons]] in Round 17 in a 32-18 win. ===2023=== Willison in round 20 scored his first NRL try for the year against the [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]] in a 44-24 win. In round 21, Willison scored his second NRL try for the year in a 36-20 win over the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]. He played a total of seven games for Brisbane in the [[2023 NRL season]] but did not feature in the clubs finals campaign nor the [[2023 NRL Grand Final]] loss against Penrith. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2023/oct/01/nrl-grand-final-2023-penrith-panthers-vs-brisbane-broncos-live-updates-scores-results-teams-squads-kick-off-time-accor-stadium-sydney/|title=NRL grand final 2023: Penrith Panthers defeat Brisbane Broncos – as it happened|website=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[https://www.broncos.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/brisbane-broncos/xavier-willison/ Brisbane Broncos profile] {{Brisbane Broncos squad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Willison, Xavier}} [[Category:2002 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Brisbane Broncos players]] [[Category:Cook Islands national rugby league team players]] [[Category:Cook Island rugby league players]] [[Category:New Zealand sportspeople of Cook Island descent]] [[Category:New Zealand Māori rugby league players]] [[Category:Norths Devils players]] [[Category:Rugby league players from Hamilton, New Zealand]] [[Category:Rugby league props]] [[Category:Rugby league second-rows]]'