Sonny Bill Williams

Seven-figure rookies: Payne Haas has the improbable task of living up to the cash thrown at him but who can we blame?

24 July, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis In the year 2000, Canberra Raiders announced the signing of young prop Ryan O’Hara from rivals Canterbury. Only problem was, the talented bookend was still playing Jersey Flegg. The Raiders paid

The XVII: Ball-players of the modern era

18 April, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY A.J NASH AND SCOTT DILLON Wally Lewis at lock? Sonny Bill at prop? Brandy on the wing? Yeah we went there. This is our Ball-Playing XVII of the modern era. Got to fit ’em

Roosters hose down SBW chatter

26 February, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Sydney Roosters chairman Nick Politis has hosed down a report that Sonny Bill Williams was poised to return to Bondi in mid 2018. News broke on Sunday on Sky Sports Radio that SBW was set

The Quick Tap: Taumalolo has surpassed Sonny Bill

19 September, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis FANS WILL SUPPORT WHO THEY WANT Some will have you think that it’s treason to live in Sydney and not support the Roosters this weekend. The Tricolours are the last team

From Australia with love: Damn you Toulon ya stinkin’ frogs!

1 February, 2017 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD You know that time of the night, when all you want to do is relax and watch something on the box but your partner hijacks the remote and you’re stuck watching My

Legend says there must be consequences if Semi turns into $emi Bill

29 June, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Parramatta legend and respected commentator Peter Sterling has likened the Semi Radradra situation to that of Sonny Bill Williams who infamously walked out on Canterbury in the late 2000’s. Radradra is yet to return to

From two different worlds: Why Islander kids are driven by money no matter the sport

27 June, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Semi Radradra is walking out on Parramatta to join a French rugby club. Semi Radradra has flown home to Fiji to discuss his future with family. Semi Radradra’s manager says he’s coming back to see

Jason Taumalolo not the next SBW but the first Jason Taumalolo

7 June, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Jason Taumalolo hasn’t become the next Sonny Bill Williams. He has become the first Jason Taumalolo with the premiership-winning forward set to play his 100th NRL game for the North Queensland Cowboys against Cronulla. The

The Quick Tap

19 January, 2016 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

SONNY BILL BACK TO ROOSTERS (AS WE REPORTED) As we reported months ago, Sonny Bill Williams is heading back to the NRL in 2017 with speculation now running rife on both sides of the Tasman.

End Game: Paul Gallen wants Sonny Bill Williams more than a World Title

6 December, 2015 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Cronulla captain Paul Gallen says tri-sport champion Sonny Bill Williams is square in his sights and says SBW is just as big a target as a World Championship as his boxing career steps up a

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