Sonny Bill Williams trains with Toronto Wolfpack for first time - Sportsnet.ca

Former All Black star Sonny Bill Williams trained with the Toronto Wolfpack for the first time Thursday as coach Brian McDermott’s overseas talent joined the rest of the squad at the transatlantic rugby league team’s training base in England.

The 34-year-old Williams is Toronto’s biggest off-season recruit. A veteran of 58 internationals with the All Blacks, the New Zealander is one of the most recognizable names in world rugby having won championships in both rugby union and league. "He’s come back in great shape," McDermott said of Williams, who last saw action Nov. 1 in the third-place game at the Rugby World Cup in Japan. "The guy’s a training freak, anyway, a gym freak. You can’t keep him out of the gym. He looks good.""Everybody is aware that the challenge this year is going to be significant," he said.

"My squad is very exposed," he added. "If we get injuries, if we get two or three players injured on a 23-man squad, we start to look really skinny."The Wolfpack coach had hoped to increase his roster to 30 players given the travel schedule and rigours of Super League play. But he says the North American franchise faces challenges that most clubs don’t.

The annual Super League salary cap rises from two million pounds in 2019 to 2.1 million pounds in 2020.

TOwolfpack SonnyBWilliams is a legend of the game..you're lucky to have him in your team.. and above all he's a wonderful human being..

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