Sonny Bill Williams by Sonny Bill Williams - ISBN: 9780733648960
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Faith, family, and fierce talent: an inspiring story of a sporting icon.

Sonny Bill Williams

You Can't Stop the Sun from Shining

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    27 July 2022

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Summary

‘compelling and open-hearted’ Donald McRae, Guardian

‘Excellent’ David Walsh, Sunday Times

‘an athlete like no other…complex and interesting.’ Weekend Australian

‘full of hard truths that sporting teams, sportspeople and fans can learn from.’ Sun-Herald

Sonny Bill Williams (SBW) is a once in a hundred-year athlete with immense sporting talent in Rugby League,…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780733648960
ISBN-10:0733648967
Author:Sonny Bill Williams, Alan Duff
Publisher:Hachette Australia
Imprint:Hachette Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:27 July 2022
Weight:260g
Dimensions:198mm x 130mm x 33mm
About The Author

Sonny Bill Williams

Sonny Bill Williams (Author)

Sonny Bill Williams (SBW) is a once in a hundred-year athlete with immense sporting talent. He has been a national and international champion across Rugby Union, Rugby League and Boxing. Williams began his career in Rugby League, and has played in the Australian NRL with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the Sydney Roosters. He has played for the Toronto Wolfpack in Super League and has played Rugby Union for Toulon in France, Canterbury, Counties Manukau, the Crusaders, the Chiefs and the Blues in New Zealand and the Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan. He has won 58 caps for the New Zealand All Blacks and was a member of the teams that won the 2011 and 2015 Rugby Union World Cups. He has also played Rugby Sevens for New Zealand, competing in the 2015-16 World Rugby Sevens Series and the 2016 Olympics. Williams has boxed professionally seven times, winning all of his heavyweight bouts. He was the New Zealand Professional Boxing Association (NZPBA) Heavyweight Champion and World Boxing Association (WBA) International Heavyweight Champion. Away from sport, Sonny Bill Williams focuses on his family, his Islamic faith and is very involved in charity work and promoting social justice.

Alan Duff (Author)

Alan Duff is a novelist, columnist, advocate and businessperson. His first published novel, Once Were Warriors, was a critical and commercial success, and was subsequently made into an award-winning feature film. Alan has published several novels and has written for radio and as a newspaper columnist. Duff has been an outspoken commentator on Maori affairs and was the driving force behind the New Zealand Books in Homes scheme, which aims to make books available to underprivileged children at minimal cost.

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