Seldom does the New Zealand Rugby Union move with the subtlety and agility that it has displayed in the securing of Sonny Bill Williams for its depleted player ranks. The New Zealand Herald heaps praise on the NZRU in an editorial.
"Up against the much bigger money offered by his French club Toulon, the union has wooed Williams without being able to commit absolutely to the one thing he most wants - a place in the All Blacks for the World Cup.
"Quite how it has structured his contract and how incentive payments might work in his favour are not yet clear.
"What is clear is that New Zealand rugby without trading All Black jerseys as bait will soon have another potential star for the year before D-Day on Labour Weekend 2011.
"What is also clear is that Williams has shown that he does, truly, want to play for the All Blacks."
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