In the history of rugby union and rugby sevens, Sonny Bill Williams is one of the names the record keeps returning to.
The record lists Sonny Bill Williams as New Zealand rugby league and rugby union footballer, and heavyweight boxer.
Sonny Bill Williams was born at Auckland in 1985. His recorded nationality is New Zealand.
Modern sport is measured to the hundredth of a second, watched globally and supported by full-time coaching, medicine and analytics.
Over the course of the career Sonny Bill Williams turned out for Barbarian FC, New Zealand national rugby union team and RC Toulonnais.
He competed at rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Sport records everything, which means a reputation there is harder to inflate than almost anywhere else.
That the career was built from New Zealand matters: facilities, coaching and funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide who ever reaches the start line.
Sonny Bill Williams is still competing or recently retired, and the final placing in the sport's history is not yet settled.
Achievements
- Represented Barbarian FC, New Zealand national rugby union team and RC Toulonnais
- Competed at rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Discipline: rugby union and rugby sevens
