SYDNEY: Former All Black Sonny Bill Williams admits the chance to win Olympic gold could tempt him to switch to rugby Sevens for the 2016 Rio Games as he weighs up his future in the boxing ring.
The code-hopping New Zealander is about to resume his rugby league career with the Sydney Roosters after winning a 10-round heavyweight boxing bout against veteran South African Frans Botha earlier this month.But Williams, 27, a member of the World Cup-winning All Blacks team of 2011, said that playing Sevens for New Zealand at the Rio Games was an appealing prospect. “To win a gold medal sounds pretty good. As a sportsman, if you don’t have those sorts of dreams or aspirations then you may as well just stay in bed,” he said. AFP
