Sonny Bill Williams steps into unknown but Toronto mission is no ‘holiday’

• Former All Black keen to grow rugby league in North America • ‘I want to help prove to people these guys are here to stay’Sonny Bill Williams thrives on a challenge but as he took in his surroundings on Thursday even he was quick to admit this was a whole new world. “That makes it so exciting because I believe in this project,” the Toronto Wolfpack signing said.Seldom does rugby league attract the attention of the opposite code, but when you combine a player of Williams’s profile with a league franchise as unique as Toronto, it is not difficult to see why this move has the sporting world talking. By his own admission it is likely the final chapter of an outstanding cross-code career. Related: 'Rugby’s LeBron James': Toronto confirm Sonny Bill Williams signing Related: Sonny Bill Williams departs as he arrived: dividing opinion like no other All Black | Matt McILraith Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian

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