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After his magical weekend in Aspen oops Queenstown NZ Sonny Bill Williams is in line for a surprise start for Canterbury against Bay of Plenty at AMI Stadium on Friday night. Thats rugby we're on about and not the Cantebury downhill skiing squad.
Shaking off the harsh Queenstown snow. All Blacks assistant coach Wayne Smith was a more-than-interested onlooker on Saturday as Williams starred for Canterbury Metro, in a 40-minute stint, by scoring two tries. He has told Canterbury coaches Rob Penney and Tabai Mason that he is ready to step up after recovering from his hamstring injury.
"Everything that we've heard has been positive, the main thing is that he got through 40 minutes of relatively competitive footy and has had no repercussions for his injury so that's all good. He's certainly in line for selection this week," Penney told ONE News.
Williams completed a private training session this morning without his Canterbury team-mates. Penney insists he needs to focus on his preparation and nothing else.
"We talk about a lot of stuff behind the scenes and we're trying to manage him well and we don't want him to be under any undue pressure," Penney said.
If selected for Friday's ITM Cup match, Sonny Bill is most likely to play in his preferred position at second five-eighth, replacing Ryan Crotty, and will form a deadly mid-field with the inform Robbie Freuen.
Penney says there are many reasons to select him, despite Canterbury delivering their most impressive victory of the season over Auckland on Saturday. When asked about what Williams could bring to his team, Penney reeled off a list.
"His natural athleticism, his work off the ball - which is obviously a key thing for a midfielder - his offloading and his ball carrying." Les we forget... His salom and snow board jumping.
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