Time for the NZRU to rid themselves of Sonny Bill Williams

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Stand up and be a man Steve Tew. Give Sonny Bill Williams the flick. New Zealand rugby will do just fine with out him and the All Blacks have already proved that.

This is how it is: Sonny Bill is an outstanding athlete, an outstanding league player, an average boxer, and I'll say it, an average rugby player. So why the hell is Tew bowing down to his demands about needing more time to decide on his future with New Zealand rugby? The offer is on the table from the NZRU. It's simple, Blues or Chiefs and All Blacks.  A no-brainer for a passionate All Black. There in lies the problem. He is not a passionate All Black. I've said it before in a previous post, Sonny Bill Williams devalues the jersey. He is all about his own brand which I guess is fair enough but not if you are an All Black, especially in the eyes of the rugby public.

What he is trying to weigh up is whether he should take the NZRU offer, which will be a top of the scale offer, and stay for another year. He has openly stated that he only wants to play one more year in New Zealand. It's been bandied around that he and Australian super villain Quade Cooper are looking at a combined deal with the Sydney Roosters in a return to the NRL. Supposedly the deal is worth a cool $1 million for a season. The other option he is pursuing is a deal with an overseas rugby club, possibly back in France where his rugby career started.

He played a minimal role in winning the Rugby World Cup. He couldn't knock out Ma'a Nonu or Conrad Smith for a start in the midfield and finished up behind Richard Kahui and Cory Jane as a make-shift winger. So why the special treatment? It has to be about money and it's almost sickening. Get rid of him and his ridiculous Anthony Mundine led posse.

- Rhys Chamberlain

 

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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous said...:

    What the hell is wrong with the press, we don't want to hear any more about this turn coat sonny bill williams, yes all lower case because that's what he brought to our wonderful game RUGBY, nothing, just a low standard of value to a jersey, (AB)that we kiwis & the best part of the rugby world respect. Good on you R Chamberlain, I've just read your article and it's the 2nd of Jan 2012, better late than never. Tew get rid of the bugga he's blocking the way for some one who has a passion for the game no matter what the cost. Gizzy Boy

  1. Anonymous said...:

    i think the rugby world is sick of the carry on with this fella and the ABs should get rid of him before he walks out like he did to the bull dogs all the wa..er is keeping proper kiwis out not the plastic glory hunter, anyway send him to the roosters where us aussie, kiwis can pay out on the hero.
    ex gissy boy

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