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Xavier Willison
Personal information
Full nameXavier Willison
Born (2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 (age 23)
Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
Height205 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Weight123 kg (19 st 5 lb)[1]
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021– Brisbane Broncos 51 10 0 0 40
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022 Cook Islands 1 0 0 0 0
2024–25 Māori All Stars 2 1 0 0 4
2025 New Zealand 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [2]
As of 20 February 2026
RelativesTenika Willison (cousin)
Jackson Willison (cousin)

Xavier Willison (born 2 August 2002) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row or prop forward for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League, with whom he won the 2025 NRL Grand Final. He has played for the Cook Islands and for New Zealand at international level.

Playing career

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2021

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In round 20 of the 2021 NRL season, Willison made his debut for the Brisbane club against fierce rivals the North Queensland Cowboys.[3]

On 17 August, it was announced that Willison would be ruled out indefinitely with an ACL injury.[4]

2022

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Willison made his test debut for the Cook Islands in the 2022 Pacific Rugby League Tests against Samoa. Willison due to injury, only played one NRL game against St George Illawarra Dragons in Round 17 in a 32-18 win.

2023

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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.[5]

2024

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Willison played 19 games for Brisbane in the 2024 NRL season which saw the club miss the finals finishing 12th on the table.[6] On 1 November, the Broncos announced that Willison had re-signed with the club until the end of 2027.[7]

2025

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In round 5 of the 2025 NRL season, Willison scored two tries for Brisbane in their 46-24 victory over the Wests Tigers.[8] Willison played 21 games for Brisbane in the 2025 NRL season including the clubs 2025 NRL Grand Final victory over Melbourne.[9]

2026

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On 19 February, Willison played in Brisbane's World Club Challenge loss against Hull Kingston Rovers.[10]

Statistics

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Year Team Games Tries Pts
2021 Brisbane Broncos 3 1 4
2022 1
2023 7 2 8
2024 19 3 12
2025 21 4 16
2026
Totals 51 10 40

*denotes season competing

References

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  1. ^ "NRL & NRLW Players". sportvision.co.nz.
  2. ^ "Xavier Willison - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project".
  3. ^ "'Latrell-like' star kicks Cowboys to the kerb as Broncos leave spoon fear behind them: 3 Big Hits". Fox Sports. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Casualty Ward: Jaw injuries sideline Starling, Brimson; Big blow for Saifiti". www.nrl.com. 10 October 2021.
  5. ^ Howcroft, Jonathan (October 2023). "NRL grand final 2023: Penrith Panthers defeat Brisbane Broncos – as it happened". The Guardian.
  6. ^ "'Really can't hide': Queensland superstars back under-siege Walters amid Broncos review". www.foxsports.com.au. 10 September 2024.
  7. ^ Staff Writer (1 November 2024). "Willison Commits To Broncos Until End Of 2027". Brisbane Broncos. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Reynolds' blow sours 'spectacular' Broncos win as Tigers' halves injury crisis deepens". www.foxsports.com.au.
  9. ^ "Brisbane Broncos beat Melbourne Storm – as it happened". www.theguardian.com.
  10. ^ "Relive Hull KR's World Club Challenge win over Brisbane". www.bbc.co.uk.
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