SBW...named for the NZ union team.



He's struggled in union apparently.



Player of the year in his position in the French union comp last season; now selected for NZ from domestic union (not the Super dooper whatever).



Look forward to seeing you back in the NRL when Todd lets you, Sonny...

what a waste of talent. Could have been one of the greatest Kiwis ever, now he'll always be rembered for walking out on his team mates.

He'll be back.



And when he does, he should be pretty hungry to earn a RLWC like many of his contemporary Kiwi players. It must surely irk him that as a guy who always wanted to play rugby league and not union, he missed the biggest day in New Zealand rugby league history when they won the RLWC for the first time in 2008.

unfortunately like Tuqiri and Sailor we will miss the best years of his career.

yep

Apparently he struggled though, Catalancs.



lol



All those complicated running angles etc.

Struggled so much that Toulon offered him the biggest contract in the history of rugby union... apparently

Nah. Again that is evidence. Like this selection.



True union men like BM won't recognise that...

you think a $ grabber like SBW wouldn;t have bitten their hand off? Or is he a reformed character and left behind French riches for possible All Black Glory? lol

New Zealand are a shoe-in for the next rugby union world cup. =#FFFFFFA shoe-in to bottle it, that is.

maybe but SBW turned his back on the game, his team mates, his club and the fans for $'s. Money rules in this kids life. I'm guessing he didn;t leave france for a WC spot!

To be perfectly honest, I couldn't give shoit what the lad's motives are.

As a wise man once said '[iCould have been one of the greatest Kiwis ever, now he'll always be rembered for walking out on his team mates.[/i'