Wales scrum-half Williams to join Saracens in 2026

Tomos Williams, a scrumhalf from Wales, will join Saracens next year after leaving Gloucester at the end of the current campaign.

Williams has been a standout player for the Cherry and Whites since signing in 2024, winning the title in June and taking the Gloucester crown this year.

Gloucester’s Prem rivals confirmed on Christmas Day that he would be joining the London club in the summer, with their rivals earlier in December making that announcement public.

In a statement released on December 25th, Saracens stated, “Tomos is a player we have rated very highly for a long time, and we believe he will make an outstanding addition to our squad.”

We are very excited to see him pull on a Saracens shirt next season because he is a world-class operator.

Williams, 30, expressed his excitement at joining Saracens, a team he’s always admired.

Williams was chosen for the British and Irish Lions tour this summer, but he was forced to make a comeback after suffering a hamstring injury in the first game against Western Force on Australian soil after scoring two tries in a pre-tour warm-up match against Argentina.

His departure from Kingsholm will coincide with Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake joining the West Country Club from Ospreys in 2025-26.

Tomos Williams will leave Gloucester Rugby at the end of the 2025-26 season, according to a statement released on December 16.

Williams accepted a new contract to stay at Kingsholm after impressing at the club through the end of the season, but he instead chose to take up a new challenge elsewhere.

The Welshman will leave with the club’s best wishes when it arrives, but he will completely commit to ending his Gloucester Rugby career on a high.

Gloucester also made the announcement that 33-year-old former academy graduate Dan Robson will return to Kingsholm next season, ten years after his 2015 departure.