Sonny Bill Williams will sit out Saturday's Tri-Nations decider with Australia © Getty Images
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The Dominion Post's Richard Knowler calls for Sonny Bill Williams to sign up before the World Cup or risk derailing his and the All Blacks' campaign.
"The longer the Sonny Bill Williams contract saga drags on, the worse it looks for the tattooed behemoth.
One thing appears certain: Williams wants to sign with the New Zealand Rugby Union and they are eager to have him.
Then it gets murky. Williams' agent Khoder Nasser wants a one-year deal that allows his player to keep boxing and also represent a rival sponsor of the New Zealand Rugby Union.
This revelation followed the admission Williams had not signed a contract – earlier comments to the media were lost in translation when it was believed he had committed – and that Nasser had offered the All Black's services to the Waratahs.
So negotiations have stalled.
This week Graham Henry said he was confident the big midfielder would re-sign but, in a telling comment, he noted the decision was not just down to the player.
He then added that maybe he had yapped too much and his comments should not be published."
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