Sonny Bill Williams
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 Sonny Bill Williams facts

• He is only the second person to represent New Zealand in rugby union after first playing for the country in rugby league
• He is particularly known in league and rugby for his ability to offload the ball in the tackle and, formerly in league, for his shoulder charges
• Williams made his professional rugby league debut for the Canterbury Bulldogs during the 2004 National Rugby League (NRL) season
• In 2008 he left the Bulldogs mid-season to play rugby union with French club Toulon
• In 2010 Williams signed with the New Zealand Rugby Union in a successful bid to play for the All Blacks at the 2011 Rugby World Cup
• He played provincially for Canterbury in the 2010 ITM Cup before being selected for the All Blacks' 2010 end of year tour, where he made his test debut against England on 6 November
• In Super Rugby he played for the Crusaders in 2011 and the Chiefs in 2012
• Following that, he played briefly for Panasonic in the Japanese Top League before returning to rugby league after signing with the Sydney Roosters for the 2013 NRL season
• That year he was judged the world's best rugby league player at the annual RLIF Awards
• After playing another season for the Roosters in 2014, Williams returned to New Zealand rugby with Counties Manukau in the 2014 ITM Cup, followed by the Chiefs in 2015