New Zealand Warriors CEO says club plans to speak to Sonny Bill Williams about a short-term deal in the NRL. “The stars would have to be aligned, and I don’t know if and when Sonny could even get to Australia. But we’d be mad not to ask the question.”
The 34-year-old Williams, a star in both rugby union and rugby league, is one of seven imports on the Wolfpack roster whose playing future was already in doubt prior to Toronto’s announcement Monday. Their visas were to expire at the end of the month.
The other imports affected are Australia’s Josh McCrone, Darcy Lussick and Blake Wallace, Australian-born Samoan international Ricky Leutele and New Zealand’s Chase Stanley and Bodene Thompson. Lussick had stints with the Manly Sea Eagles and Parramatta Eels while Stanley played for the Dragons, Bulldogs and Melbourne Storm. Thompson spent time with the Gold Coast Titans, Wests Tigers and New Zealand Warriors.Toronto cited the global pandemic for closing up shop this season, saying it had presented “unexpected and overwhelming financial challenges.”
“So they were aware of the financial challenges. Clearly the COVID crisis has exacerbated that,” he added. “They were looking at playing every game away from home. They were having challenges around players. There were some severe logistical and operational challenges around the club. So it became very very difficult for them.”
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