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Why every entitled NRL player should aspire to be Sonny Bill Williams – Sydney Morning Herald
When Williams walked out on the Bulldogs on 2008, he represented the worst of rugby league. Now, as he enters the final chapter of his career, he is the benchmark.
“Tell me Sonny isn’t about to flee the country,” Greenberg asked. “Yes, he is,” Nasser calmly replied.
The frenzied days and weeks that followed are now part of rugby league folklore as Williams fled to France to play rugby union with Toulon.
Sonny Bill Williams is set to make his NRL return on Saturday night, and his training regime is a model that many players need to look at.Credit:Getty
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