Williams goes pro for Wales
Sian Williams has become the first ever professional Welsh women??s player.
Published by Alison Donnelly, February 10, 2016
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Williams has been given elite athlete status by her employers ?? the Royal Air Force - who will pay her salary and release her for two years to train and play rugby.
The back row player who has won 19 Welsh caps will be posted RAF St Athan, near Cardiff, using the rugby centre of excellence.
??People are going to look at me and say 'you're full-time', so there is a little bit of pressure, but I like pressure. It is really exciting and I have got to make sure I push myself forward and make the most of the opportunity,?? she told the BBC.
??Scotland are going to come at us all guns blazing on Sunday. It is going to be a battle and we will need to weather the storm. Patience will be key and then we need to take every opportunity we create, to get points on the board.??
Williams has come back from tough injuries, including breaking her kneecap and severing her patella tendon, to play for her country and has represented Wales at sevens as well as XV test level.
Previous to this she??s been based at the RAF base in Oxfordshire and playing for Worcester in the English Premiership