From York, hockey star William Byas undoubtedly has good sporting genes with his uncle being cricketer David Byas, who captained Yorkshire to the County Championship title in 2001.
William was part of the England team that won the 4 Nations in 2009 and he studied Sport, Physical Education and Coaching Science at the University of Birmingham.
He represented Team GB at the 2013 Youth Olympics while his younger sister Megan also plays hockey.