Sonny Bill Williams, born on 3rd August 1985 in Auckland, New Zealand, made his name as a rugby league player, playing for the Canterbury Bulldogs in the Australian NRL competition. In 2008 Sonny Bill Williams made a controversial mid-season departure from the Bulldogs to play rugby union for Toulon club in France.
He made his professional boxing debut against Gary Gurr, who he stopped in the 2nd round to claim victory.
Sonny Bill Williams is set to become the greatest modern day dual code forward to represent his native country. While that may sound impressive, the fact is that the honors list of is not that honorable. At least in size.
Since 1995, nearly 90 percent of the league to union converts who went on to play [...] Read article
It seems logical. Mark Gasnier completes his contract with Stade Francais in June, signs with a Super rugby side for 2010, plays midweek matches on the Wallabies’ spring tour and heads to the 2011 World Cup. Maybe, maybe not, says Gasnier’s former coach in France, Ewen McKenzie.
The new Queensland boss is one of the few [...] Read article
I’m a true All Black supporter from Namibia. We do have an average fan base here, but we are outnumbered by far by public enemy No 1: Bok supporters!
Not a problem. Have been down to Cape Town to watch the 19-0 humiliation. What a day!
My problem is that we have been beaten twice in [...] Read article
It’s time for an Australian television channel to start showing French and Japanese rugby. With the enormous number of Aussie rugby and league stars playing in these competitions, interest in the games is growing daily.
Add to the Aussies the number of other international rugby stars playing in the French competition and Kiwis playing in the [...] Read article
Forget the big chill in Canberra, Wallabies captain Stirling Mortlock was more intent on turning up the heat up on Craig Gower ahead of his eagerly-awaited Test rugby debut on Saturday night.
As the mercury plummeted to minus three degrees on Friday – the coldest June day in the national capital in 43 years – Mortlock [...] Read article
Historically regarded as a team that takes time to warm into a Test season, it was a portentous performance from the Wallabies in what will be a challenging season for the Australians.
Gruelling not so much for the fourteen more Test matches that they have to play, but more for the fact that Robbie Deans will [...] Read article
Sonny Bill Williams’ first touch for the Barbarians (7) against the Wallabies (55) saw him step inside Stirling Mortlock. The big crowd at the Sydney Football Stadium erupted in an explosion of noise that carried the message: ‘He is going to make it in rugby union!’
He kept running through the gap and a try looked [...] Read article
The Wallabies tamed Sonny Bill Williams and thrashed a disjointed Barbarians side to open their international season with a 55-7 victory at the Sydney Football Stadium on Saturday night.
Showing some early season rustiness against an even less cohesive Baa Baas, the Australians scored eight tries, with winger Drew Mitchell grabbing a double, to post their [...] Read article
Rugby and Adelaide make unlikely bedfellows when the International Rugby Sevens series stops off in the City of Churches on its global tour this weekend at the Adelaide Oval.
The tournament has found a niche audience in Adelaide thanks to the support of the state government – who were instrumental in bringing the event to [...]
The NSW Waratahs surged into the Super 14 top four with a hard-fought 14-10 triumph over Western Force in Perth on Saturday night.
The Waratahs trailed 10-8 at half-time but regained the lead courtesy of two penalties from five-eighth Daniel Halangahu, who took over the kicking duties from the wayward Berrick Barnes after the break.
The Force [...]
The Crusaders were made to work harder than expected to beat the hapless Lions 46-19 in their Super 14 clash in Christchurch on Saturday.
The win, their fifth from six outings, kept the seven-time champions on course to again make the playoffs while the Lions remain without a win.
But despite the 27-point margin the contest was [...]
Joe Pietersen scored 13 points and Springboks centre Jaque Fourie grabbed his third try for his new team as the Stormers beat the Cheetahs 21-8 in an all-South African match in the Super 14.
Pietersen kicked two early penalties and converted his own try on Saturday to help the Stormers to a third successive win and [...]
The Sharks finally broke their duck with a 30-16 Super 14 rugby win over the Highlanders in Dunedin on Saturday night.
It marked the first victory in six matches for the South Africans this season at the expense of a Highlanders team now boasting a similarly mediocre 1-5 win-loss record.
The result was only confirmed two minutes [...]
Unbeaten Australia advanced to the quarter-finals of the Adelaide Sevens and an encounter with Fiji after beating England 17-12 in a spirited final pool match on day two.
The result eliminated England from the cup competition, punishment for an upset loss to the USA on opening night.
Kimami Sitauti ran in two tries for the home side [...]
Wales scored three second-half tries to end the Six Nations rugby tournament with a morale-boosting 33-10 win over Italy on Saturday.
Stephen Jones kicked four first-half penalties at Millennium Stadium before James Hook touched down twice against an increasingly ill-disciplined Italian side.
Shane Williams got his ninth try in eight games against Italy and Jones finished with [...]
The result of the game against the Force has seen the Tahs move into fourth place. As a fan of the team this should be great news. What this round has shown us is that this is the most open super season we have all seen for a very long time, but things don’t look [...]
In-form Bulls flyhalf Morne Steyn kicked four penalties and a conversion to pass 100 points for the season and help the Bulls to a narrow 19-18 win over the Wellington Hurricanes on Friday.
The Super 14 leaders scored just one try, through fullback Zane Kirchner, and relied on Steyn’s radar-like boot to extend their winning run [...]
Quade Cooper’s irresistible Super 14 form has him leading the contest for Australia’s chief playmaking role, according to former Wallabies inside back Rod Kafer.
After the personal low of his controversial end to 2009, mercurial five-eighth Cooper has enjoyed a great start to 2010, spearheading Queensland’s amazing turnaround.
His performances beside Wallabies halfback Will Genia have helped [...]
