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The news every rugby league fan, regardless of club, has been waiting for was all but confirmed in a series of press conferences over the weekend.
Sonny Bill Williams, a pioneer of the armless tackle, is ready to electrocute some people.
SBW hasn’t played in the NRL since the 2013 season, a premiership winning year. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has seen him returning to the Roosters after three years of All Blacks and a part-year as the highest paid man in the history of the game with a ten million dollar contract at Toronto.
The 35-year-old Dog Of War admits he’s “no spring chicken” and will need a few weeks of training before he’s physically ready to join the high octane competition, which has become remarkably more physically since his first season over 15 years ago.
“To be honest, I’ve been watching a lot of footy lately and these young lads are just big boys. Big and fit and strong and fast, so we’ll see how we go.”
But when asked yesterday by journalists if he could still put a decent shot on, Williams was quick to offer the reporter a chance to find out for himself.
“You want to run at me, cuz?” Williams laughed.
In unsurprising news, a survey of every single rugby league players and fan around the country has found that absolutely no one does want to run at you, cuz.
Even the most cocky young NRL prodigies have been quick to point out that if given the option, they would avoid running it straight at the uso.
“Yeah. Nah i’m good” said the Bulldogs Dylan Napa.
“actually I’m washing my hair that weekend” said Canberra’s Josh Papalii.
In fact, the only footballer in the entire code that believes he has what it takes to run over the returning great is Melbourne winger Josh Addo-Carr.
“Bring it on unc” said the Fox.
“I will trot over you like a traffic island”
“I fear no man except Bellamy”
