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Sonny Bill Williams Named In New Zealand's Olympic Squad

Sonny Bill Williams Named In New Zealand's Olympic Squad

The man is a bit brilliant.

Ryan Sidle

Ryan Sidle

Sonny Bill Williams is a man you can't help but want to hate though it's actually difficult to do that. The rugby legend has successfully turned his hand at yet another sport.

Sonny Bill has casually interchanged between being the best rugby league player in the world and one of the best rugby union players in the world with a quick stop off as New Zealand's best heavyweight boxer.

Now the New Zealander has transitioned easily once again, this time to a third rugby discipline, and made the Olympic squad for rugby 7s as the sport makes its debut in the Olympics in Rio this summer.

The rugby union World Cup winner has only been playing 7s since January after taking a short break following winning the 15-a-side tournament. However his place in the Olympics was far from guaranteed until his inclusion in the 12 man squad was confirmed.

His sister, Niall, has also been included in the women's 7s squad as rugby union makes its first appearance at the games for 92 years in a whole new guise.

SBW will be returning to the 15 man game in 2017 and has his eyes set on another World Cup win 2019.

Good at everything and a nice guy too, god I hate Sonny Bill Williams.

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Topics: Rugby, olympics, Sonny Bill Williams, 2016 Olympics