Sonny started this career in rugby league. He changed to rugby union later and took up boxing in the off season. Hes since gone back and forth a couple more times between league and union. He's currently playing league. The shoulder charge was legal in league when he first started but has since changed.
SBW a real legend. But his a legend because his so humble. He won the world cup and a kid ran onto the field after the final whistle and the kid got tackled by security. SBW told the guard to chill and gave his world cup medal to the kid....also his a legend because of the offload in the tackle. Respect to SBW....from Winston Schereka from South Africa 🇿🇦 🌍 ❤ living in Florida
He had that warrior mentality on his come up from school to his early days with the bulldogs and kiwis..rugby softened him up a little with the rules but an amazing athlete altogether.
Sonny bill is also noted for his offload skills. He purposely tries to attract two or three tacklers, leaving others on his side open. Then he passes the ball to an open teammate at the last instant. Beautiful to watch!
People who are really good at tackling have a natural knack to time their opponents steps so you will see they will hit them just as a foot is landing on the ground. The other detail is the angle either approach from the side or below their opponents center of gravity. Tackling well is super technical as well as being tough
Representing NZ in both rugby league and with the All Blacks in rugby union is as rare as hens teeth, him and Brad Thorne are the only two guys to do it in the last 30 years. This is his shoulder charge collection but he revolutionised Rugby Union especially by introducing the 'chicken wing' offload, the backhanded pass that all players now use in their arsenal but was relatively unknown until Sonny Bill came on the scene. A humble fella whose always a professional.
He’s very skilled! If you like his hits, check out his offloads. My favorite SBW moment was watching him after winning the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He was walk-ing off pitch afterwards and a kid ran onto the field and grabbed by security within an arms length of SBW. SBW told the security it was ok and picked the kid up and walked him back to the stands. Not only did he give the kid his beanie, but he took off his medal from winning his 2nd RWC, and placed it around the kid and walked off. That made that kid’s life! Eventually, that medal was returned to SBW later. Solid dude!
Most of the clips shown were of Rugby League, when such hits were legal. I believe that is no longer the case. When he came over the Rugby Union, while his bulk still meant he could break tackles, it was his ability to offload the ball with 2-3 defenders hanging on to him, that made him a very good player. Unfortunately, his League history cost us winning the British Lions (Rugby Union) tour, as a brain fade saw him shoulder charge (not allowed) an opponent, to the head (really not allowed). 14 against 15 at international level is a difficult ask! Certainly an individual built for sports!
theres a video of nrl players listing off the hardest hitting defenders theyve played against and sonny was in nearly everyones list, dude hit like a truck, he was a defensive monster and was known for his ability to open up space for his team mates, sonny knew that with his big size he will usually need more than one defender to stop him so he used this to his advantage as he would force teams to double team him by the lines he would run and when 2 defenders would commit to tackling him he would give the offload (quick short pass) while he was going down, dude was big challenge for teams to prepare for, changed how teams had their defence to combat his offloads and then sonny would destroy players morale on offense by just tanking everyone and making his presence very known while on defense. hes a back (more elusive players who are quick and make most of the teams metres in games, also tend not to commit to the ruck as they have to reset and get ready for the next play), due to being a back sonny has a lot of room to gain speed and look ahead to see which gaps he wants to open up for his team mates, dude was slept on and hated for a bit being called scummy and a bully but has very much matured now and has a family and is more of a veteran now instead of a young star
SBW was a freak of an athlete and had many a skill besides running over people and big hit's. Dude was the complete package.This is just a compilation that comprises his hit's/hard hit up's but his skills comprised of so much more.
Listen everybody I am from South Africa and definitely not an All Black supporter but I liked to watch that guy play. Please give credit where it is due.
His skill in offense is creating space and offloading, he was by the best big man or forward in NRL at making offloads. Many NRL coaches knew that, they always tried to stop him early once he touches the ball but the amount of people that has to take him down creates more problems for them and creates space for his teammates to be opened and recieve his offloads, that's why whenever he runs the ball you'll always see a teammate running with him bcs whenever he gets tackled, he will always finds a way to pass for an assist. I just wanted to point that out lol
Shoulder charges are banned in League now (and now Union) .... got to "wrap" the player with your arms when tackling. When SB Williams transitioned from League to Union, he found it hard initially because he was getting penalised for the occasional shoulder charge ... he was too used to doing them.
By the way, his little sister Niall possibly hits harder than he does. She plays for the black ferns, the New Zealand national women's team. Niall credits herolder brother with teaching her how to evade tackles. Niall also has an Olympic silver medal, a commonwealth gold medal, and numerous world championships.
The Shoulder Charge is now illegal in NRL (Rugby League) Its softened over the years.. Its also the same in Rugby Union, the rule states that the tackler has to wrap his hands around the ball carrier.. So, if theres no attempt to wrap in the tackle, then thats deemed illegal. Sonny Bills hits was such a craze, during school time rugby we call shoulder hits by his name - "straight Sonny Bill'd him!" EXTRA This dude went from NRL (league) to play union for the All Blacks. So he's played 3 sports professionally, Rugby League, Rugby Union and Boxing
You should watch a video of him in attack. He is arguably the greatest offloader of all time, especially in Rugby Union. Ridiculously skilful as well as stupidly strong. He’s genuinely one of the greatest athletes in history. He’s played Rugby League, then Union, then 7s - which are all very different sports with different physical demands. Then to do Boxing at the same time is crazy. He’d have been a great in the NFL if he played that. Watch a video of Jason Robinson, he’s the best runner I’ve ever seen and another player who played both League and Union at the highest level.
The tackle was legal back then i cant remember what year it was changed though. And any contact with the head is a penalty and although those tackles look high they were actually legal he makes contact with the torso or ball SBW was just a master class at the shoulder charger he made it look that way
He's a legend, a rugby league player, start it at Canterbury bull dogs, I think he was 2 years as you gin, then he switch over to boxing, n at da same time play rugby in France, million dollar contract, became da ocian heavy weight champion in boxing,n I think more Dan dat, fighting for new Zealand, played ruyby in n. Z, won 2 premiership champion finals, twice 4 two different clubs he played 4, made it 2 da all blacks, won 2 rugby world cup finals, went back to league, play 4 da Sydney roosters, won the premiership dat year, n lost da final following year, back to the all blacks, now play rugby league 4 da wolf's in England for 4million.n he's still goin n making money.. He's da man!! Samoan European..
There’s two types of shoulder tackles that are allowed and not allowed. If you’re leading into a tackle just with your shoulders that is not allowed all . But if you’re leading with a shoulder followed by your arms then it’s allowed but yeah back in the day Sonnybill would just use the shoulder which me to keep interesting to watch and fun
The shoulder charge wasn’t banned just because of SBW let’s be honest although he was great at it. There were many great shoulder charge proponents before SBW. The sport just evolved to match the safety concerns of the day and protect club money invested in their players. I miss the old enforcers and the big hits tbh tho.
Back in Sonnys day it was legal. He was the king of smacking people silly. Then he became religious & instead of showing his brute force, he instead used his skills rather than his muscles as he matured. Started playing with a lot of brains as he grew up. He’s a Legend in our game. Especially with ALL the hate he received after leaving the Canterbury Bulldogs. He was Australia’s most hated person. He beat Osama Bin Laden. No joke. There was a Poll made of who would be the Most Hated man in the country & Sonny got more hate than Osama Bin Ladin. Fast forward 2 years later… he shut everyone’s mouth up. Everyone. Literally. Even his supporters couldn’t believe his Greatness after he left the Bulldogs. He even became an All Black. Something only a small percent of boys & men get to achieve. Being an All Black is like being a Marine & fighting for your country. That’s high we place that All Black Jersey. It’s sacred to New Zealand & SBW made it. Playing under the Greatest #12 the All Blacks has seen in Ma’a Nonu.
Shoulder charge is all about what the arms doing with the shoulder. Tuck the arm in then it’s a shoulder charge. You leave the arm out to wrap around after the shoulder then it’s a fair hit. Can’t beat a tackle from the axe Trevor gillmeister he just cut blokes in half back in the day.
I'm Easts so love Sonny Bill my parents are Canterbury Bankstown so they don't, they have a huge unforgiving dislike to say the least. And you're wrong Sonny has shit loads of skill this was just the defensive side he has great ball skills and that voice at the end was the great Ray Rabbits Warren the legend.
He was footy player first then started boxing training then decided to have a go in the ring he is 6,3” and 115-120kg. I stopped playing when I was 14 and then started boxing for fitness and I was a gyprocker and I was 98kg when I was 18-21 and then I started my own business and I got up to 108kg fit. I would do 8-10 hours work go home and then jog for 10 kilometres then go to boxing gym for 2-3 hours. One day I was in the city and the Queensland side were walking towards me and a guy I worked with and he stepped to the side out of their way and I walked through the middle and my mate couldn’t believe they all got out of my way and then said we could do with couple of guy’s built like him. They said that they wouldn’t like to tackle me either and they said did you see his fucken legs and my mate said he doesn’t even lift weights he is like that from working jogging and boxing training and then they said he is a country boy isn’t he and my mate said yep and he from NSW I didn’t know they had chatted to my mate as I was going to the toilet and when I came back out I walked down to my mate and they asked how did I get so big without weights. I said I used to pig hunt just about every weekend when I was younger and only dogs and knives and if there wasn’t any houses to plaster inside I would go tuna fishing and catch up to 140-150kg and also polling and you stood at the end of the boat and you would hit the water with new hook and small tuna from 10-30kg would bit and you would flick them over your head into the boat and you would do 1-11/2 hour turns and that’s how it started I just got bigger from then and they all said how hard do you work and my mate said he cuts all of the sheets for upstairs and keeps 5 guys working flat out all day and no one helps pass a single sheet.
When he came through it used to be legal in rugby league, now it isn't you have to attempt to wrap them up in the tackle after hitting with the shoulder.
Shoulder charges were legal for a while in Rugby League. When SBW is wearing No. 12, he is playing Rugby Union, and shoulder charges are def NOT allowed.
Those tackles are legal under the rules of both rugby union and leuge in rugby union u need to wrap your arms around in the tackle but in leuge u can shoulder charge/ not use arms in tackle as long as its below the neck for both codes, also he was not a boxer until after his rugby career had stared
They aren't getting out of his way their just mis tackling because his too good, and please don't say that he doesn't have any skill because he is one of the best offloads in rugby and at the age of 35 plays like his 23.
Actually he was a rugby player first then became a boxer for a very short period if time which really wasnt successful. Then went back to full time playing rugby
SBW only had a few fights! By no means a seasoned pro boxer. You should check out The Man, The Myth and The Legend that is JONAH LOMU THE REAL MONSTER! RIP LOMU TAKENED TOO EARLY
Problem with the way he tackles is because in rugby u should wrap ur arms around the player not go in with your shoulder but he hides it away by hitting with his shoulder and using his other arm to make it look like his wrapping the player
Any tackle in league or union you have to try to wrap the arm your hitting with around the person being tackled. Any shoulder charges are now totally illegal
When Sonny played Union I think those tackles were legal but in more recent times they're not they're ruled as Shoulder-Charges as U need to use Ur Arms in the Tackle & Tackles cannot be Shoulder & Head-height as a few Players had to retire early due-to too Many Concussions & Head-trauma related incidents.... So, World Rugby Commission has stated that Officials have to seriously Penalize Offenders (in all likelihood Yellow or Red Card) that endanger other Players with reckless-actions whether this be Tackling, Blocking Kicks, etc that may seriously injure or does injure Players Neck & Heads!!!!
Tip for ya. Switch it from having 75% of the screen on you and the small screen on what you’re watching. We wanna see the action in the big screen and you should be in the small screen.
No pads .....Hit the chest shoulder first brother then forearm and shoulder ride the chest to the jaw....hell yeah reminds me as a kid on the road doing this sh it...love..run it up the guts boys....kia kaha my brothers
Sonny started this career in rugby league. He changed to rugby union later and took up boxing in the off season. Hes since gone back and forth a couple more times between league and union. He's currently playing league. The shoulder charge was legal in league when he first started but has since changed.
Swaps for world cups
When he's wearing the blue nd white uniform, he was 17 playing with grown men!!!
No he wasn't he was early 19
@@clintpedersen1668 truth!!! I just checked, my bad
He was 17 in the development juniors
@@clintpedersen1668 19 is still a crazy age to be throwing your body a full grown men🔥✊🏾
Canterbury bulldogs = blue nd white uniform
SBW a real legend. But his a legend because his so humble. He won the world cup and a kid ran onto the field after the final whistle and the kid got tackled by security. SBW told the guard to chill and gave his world cup medal to the kid....also his a legend because of the offload in the tackle. Respect to SBW....from Winston Schereka from South Africa 🇿🇦 🌍 ❤ living in Florida
Side note: he became New Zealand heavyweight boxing champion while still playing rugby (he boxed during the rugby off-season).
He was average at boxing to be fair
@@hellovanite but the funny thing is that he would of made you look less then average
@@hocake8242 Also you have no idea who I am so again an idiot comment
Having met him in person few times I can tell you his of the nicest humble soft spoken people I've ever met
The shoulder charge USED to be legal in NRL.
He had that warrior mentality on his come up from school to his early days with the bulldogs and kiwis..rugby softened him up a little with the rules but an amazing athlete altogether.
Sonny bill is also noted for his offload skills. He purposely tries to attract two or three tacklers, leaving others on his side open. Then he passes the ball to an open teammate at the last instant. Beautiful to watch!
He was a rugby player for many years before he started boxing
People who are really good at tackling have a natural knack to time their opponents steps so you will see they will hit them just as a foot is landing on the ground. The other detail is the angle either approach from the side or below their opponents center of gravity.
Tackling well is super technical as well as being tough
The Sonny Bill /LeBron comparison u made is a good one because Sonny changed teams alot too lol
All these hits were legal when Sonny Bill Started playing, the rules were changed because SBW is a beast and was destroying his opposition.
Representing NZ in both rugby league and with the All Blacks in rugby union is as rare as hens teeth, him and Brad Thorne are the only two guys to do it in the last 30 years. This is his shoulder charge collection but he revolutionised Rugby Union especially by introducing the 'chicken wing' offload, the backhanded pass that all players now use in their arsenal but was relatively unknown until Sonny Bill came on the scene. A humble fella whose always a professional.
He’s very skilled! If you like his hits, check out his offloads. My favorite SBW moment was watching him after winning the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He was walk-ing off pitch afterwards and a kid ran onto the field and grabbed by security within an arms length of SBW. SBW told the security it was ok and picked the kid up and walked him back to the stands. Not only did he give the kid his beanie, but he took off his medal from winning his 2nd RWC, and placed it around the kid and walked off. That made that kid’s life! Eventually, that medal was returned to SBW later. Solid dude!
No... the Kid still has the Medal.. Sonny was given a replacement Medal by the Rugby bosses..
He's very famous for giving his world cup winning medal to a young fan while doing the lap of honour
Most of the clips shown were of Rugby League, when such hits were legal. I believe that is no longer the case.
When he came over the Rugby Union, while his bulk still meant he could break tackles, it was his ability to offload the ball with 2-3 defenders hanging on to him, that made him a very good player.
Unfortunately, his League history cost us winning the British Lions (Rugby Union) tour, as a brain fade saw him shoulder charge (not allowed) an opponent, to the head (really not allowed). 14 against 15 at international level is a difficult ask!
Certainly an individual built for sports!
theres a video of nrl players listing off the hardest hitting defenders theyve played against and sonny was in nearly everyones list, dude hit like a truck, he was a defensive monster and was known for his ability to open up space for his team mates, sonny knew that with his big size he will usually need more than one defender to stop him so he used this to his advantage as he would force teams to double team him by the lines he would run and when 2 defenders would commit to tackling him he would give the offload (quick short pass) while he was going down, dude was big challenge for teams to prepare for, changed how teams had their defence to combat his offloads and then sonny would destroy players morale on offense by just tanking everyone and making his presence very known while on defense. hes a back (more elusive players who are quick and make most of the teams metres in games, also tend not to commit to the ruck as they have to reset and get ready for the next play), due to being a back sonny has a lot of room to gain speed and look ahead to see which gaps he wants to open up for his team mates, dude was slept on and hated for a bit being called scummy and a bully but has very much matured now and has a family and is more of a veteran now instead of a young star
Dig the reactions bro keep them coming
NOTE: Most of these hits are before he even started boxing.
SBW was a freak of an athlete and had many a skill besides running over people and big hit's. Dude was the complete package.This is just a compilation that comprises his hit's/hard hit up's but his skills comprised of so much more.
Listen everybody I am from South Africa and definitely not an All Black supporter but I liked to watch that guy play. Please give credit where it is due.
Hey mate...am liking your reactions Alot..keep up the good work brother..cheers from Australia
Back then Dem hits made rugby league exciting to watch . Now we have so many rules in both league n union... turning the game soft.
Don't watch the sport. Rules are made for the safety of the players so they can last longer and be greater.
Meh, look at the vets they turned out fine, take those rules away
@jeff styker indeed it is
Fact
@jeff styker not even islander thoughhhhhhh
He was more known for his offense over his defense. Especially in union. He is one of the worlds best offloaders in the tackle to ever play the sport
Man u described the perfect technical way to shoulder charge. Just wish some of our NZ warriors could learn. Ben matilino was the master
His skill in offense is creating space and offloading, he was by the best big man or forward in NRL at making offloads. Many NRL coaches knew that, they always tried to stop him early once he touches the ball but the amount of people that has to take him down creates more problems for them and creates space for his teammates to be opened and recieve his offloads, that's why whenever he runs the ball you'll always see a teammate running with him bcs whenever he gets tackled, he will always finds a way to pass for an assist. I just wanted to point that out lol
Shoulder charges are banned in League now (and now Union) .... got to "wrap" the player with your arms when tackling. When SB Williams transitioned from League to Union, he found it hard initially because he was getting penalised for the occasional shoulder charge ... he was too used to doing them.
Sonny Bill, another Samoan GOAT 🙌🏽
By the way, his little sister Niall possibly hits harder than he does. She plays for the black ferns, the New Zealand national women's team. Niall credits herolder brother with teaching her how to evade tackles. Niall also has an Olympic silver medal, a commonwealth gold medal, and numerous world championships.
The Shoulder Charge is now illegal in NRL (Rugby League)
Its softened over the years.. Its also the same in Rugby Union, the rule states that the tackler has to wrap his hands around the ball carrier.. So, if theres no attempt to wrap in the tackle, then thats deemed illegal. Sonny Bills hits was such a craze, during school time rugby we call shoulder hits by his name - "straight Sonny Bill'd him!"
EXTRA
This dude went from NRL (league) to play union for the All Blacks.
So he's played 3 sports professionally, Rugby League, Rugby Union and Boxing
Tackling is all about timing and he had the best
he doesnt even know how to tackle
he cant tackle
Superstar legend champion respect
You should watch a video of him in attack. He is arguably the greatest offloader of all time, especially in Rugby Union. Ridiculously skilful as well as stupidly strong. He’s genuinely one of the greatest athletes in history. He’s played Rugby League, then Union, then 7s - which are all very different sports with different physical demands. Then to do Boxing at the same time is crazy. He’d have been a great in the NFL if he played that.
Watch a video of Jason Robinson, he’s the best runner I’ve ever seen and another player who played both League and Union at the highest level.
The tackle was legal back then i cant remember what year it was changed though. And any contact with the head is a penalty and although those tackles look high they were actually legal he makes contact with the torso or ball SBW was just a master class at the shoulder charger he made it look that way
All his hits perfectly legal 😂
Sbw got mad skills as well.
He's a legend, a rugby league player, start it at Canterbury bull dogs, I think he was 2 years as you gin, then he switch over to boxing, n at da same time play rugby in France, million dollar contract, became da ocian heavy weight champion in boxing,n I think more Dan dat, fighting for new Zealand, played ruyby in n. Z, won 2 premiership champion finals, twice 4 two different clubs he played 4, made it 2 da all blacks, won 2 rugby world cup finals, went back to league, play 4 da Sydney roosters, won the premiership dat year, n lost da final following year, back to the all blacks, now play rugby league 4 da wolf's in England for 4million.n he's still goin n making money.. He's da man!! Samoan European..
SBW one of the greatest heavy hitters for sure grew up watching him play specially for the Waikato Chiefs which is the black yellow and red jersey
There’s two types of shoulder tackles that are allowed and not allowed. If you’re leading into a tackle just with your shoulders that is not allowed all . But if you’re leading with a shoulder followed by your arms then it’s allowed but yeah back in the day Sonnybill would just use the shoulder which me to keep interesting to watch and fun
The shoulder charge wasn’t banned just because of SBW let’s be honest although he was great at it. There were many great shoulder charge proponents before SBW. The sport just evolved to match the safety concerns of the day and protect club money invested in their players. I miss the old enforcers and the big hits tbh tho.
Back in Sonnys day it was legal. He was the king of smacking people silly. Then he became religious & instead of showing his brute force, he instead used his skills rather than his muscles as he matured. Started playing with a lot of brains as he grew up. He’s a Legend in our game. Especially with ALL the hate he received after leaving the Canterbury Bulldogs. He was Australia’s most hated person. He beat Osama Bin Laden. No joke. There was a Poll made of who would be the Most Hated man in the country & Sonny got more hate than Osama Bin Ladin.
Fast forward 2 years later… he shut everyone’s mouth up. Everyone. Literally. Even his supporters couldn’t believe his Greatness after he left the Bulldogs. He even became an All Black. Something only a small percent of boys & men get to achieve. Being an All Black is like being a Marine & fighting for your country. That’s high we place that All Black Jersey. It’s sacred to New Zealand & SBW made it. Playing under the Greatest #12 the All Blacks has seen in Ma’a Nonu.
Young SBW in league when the shoulder charge was legal was good to watch.
Been waiting for this bro
That a good reaction man.. i would love you to do a reaction on one of Samoan & NZ boxer David Tua.. you get jaw drop bruhh❗😂
Literally #jawdrop
To this day I still think David Tua would have beaten Mike Tyson if they crossed. Tua was just super unlucky in his career.
just dropped one last week!!!
Shoulder charge is all about what the arms doing with the shoulder. Tuck the arm in then it’s a shoulder charge. You leave the arm out to wrap around after the shoulder then it’s a fair hit. Can’t beat a tackle from the axe Trevor gillmeister he just cut blokes in half back in the day.
definitely the best that played both codes.
He played for the all Blacks and was very good. His injurie list is big but keeps going.
Some of his highlight are old so yeah those hits are good from back then. Now days rugby is not the same anymore. But still good to watch at times
I'm Easts so love Sonny Bill my parents are Canterbury Bankstown so they don't, they have a huge unforgiving dislike to say the least. And you're wrong Sonny has shit loads of skill this was just the defensive side he has great ball skills and that voice at the end was the great Ray Rabbits Warren the legend.
in this video he hadn't done boxing yet that was after NRL then he got back into the NRL because he got paid 600K to play the rest of the season
greetings from the bottom of the world....Kia Ora from nz,, keep up the great work 😎👽🦾🏟️
He was footy player first then started boxing training then decided to have a go in the ring he is 6,3” and 115-120kg.
I stopped playing when I was 14 and then started boxing for fitness and I was a gyprocker and I was 98kg when I was 18-21 and then I started my own business and I got up to 108kg fit.
I would do 8-10 hours work go home and then jog for 10 kilometres then go to boxing gym for 2-3 hours.
One day I was in the city and the Queensland side were walking towards me and a guy I worked with and he stepped to the side out of their way and I walked through the middle and my mate couldn’t believe they all got out of my way and then said we could do with couple of guy’s built like him.
They said that they wouldn’t like to tackle me either and they said did you see his fucken legs and my mate said he doesn’t even lift weights he is like that from working jogging and boxing training and then they said he is a country boy isn’t he and my mate said yep and he from NSW I didn’t know they had chatted to my mate as I was going to the toilet and when I came back out I walked down to my mate and they asked how did I get so big without weights.
I said I used to pig hunt just about every weekend when I was younger and only dogs and knives and if there wasn’t any houses to plaster inside I would go tuna fishing and catch up to 140-150kg and also polling and you stood at the end of the boat and you would hit the water with new hook and small tuna from 10-30kg would bit and you would flick them over your head into the boat and you would do 1-11/2 hour turns and that’s how it started I just got bigger from then and they all said how hard do you work and my mate said he cuts all of the sheets for upstairs and keeps 5 guys working flat out all day and no one helps pass a single sheet.
When he came through it used to be legal in rugby league, now it isn't you have to attempt to wrap them up in the tackle after hitting with the shoulder.
Sonny Bill was the man that invented the shoulder charge in NRL
bullshit David Gillespie was doing it 20 years before him
Shoulder charges were legal for a while in Rugby League. When SBW is wearing No. 12, he is playing Rugby Union, and shoulder charges are def NOT allowed.
The tuilagi brothers a beasts you sould react to there biggest hits and fights
Lol he's all of the above, bar serial killer🤣💯👍
Rugby league is the toughest and most physically demanding sport in the world.
Other then fighting sports like boxing mma and just martial arts
Those tackles are legal under the rules of both rugby union and leuge in rugby union u need to wrap your arms around in the tackle but in leuge u can shoulder charge/ not use arms in tackle as long as its below the neck for both codes, also he was not a boxer until after his rugby career had stared
The earlier videos shoulder charge was allowed, now its banished you need to wrap your hands now and any contact with the head of player is illegal.
Yes a tank of a man who can also sprint the 100m in 10.2 sec so he has serious wheels for a big guy as well .
They aren't getting out of his way their just mis tackling because his too good, and please don't say that he doesn't have any skill because he is one of the best offloads in rugby and at the age of 35 plays like his 23.
He is one super dude
There’s a video of him fighting during a game when he was younger and it’s on UA-cam. React to that video
Soony bill greg iglis probably the best rugby players ever there both iron men almost unstoppable
Shoulder charge is stil legal in NRL but not at rugby union but u can stil make some outstanding hits in both
shoulder charge is outlawed now
Actually he was a rugby player first then became a boxer for a very short period if time which really wasnt successful. Then went back to full time playing rugby
still allowed to hit with the shoulder, but the arms have to be attempting to wrap the player as well
used to live in sydney and support rooster, now living in the uk, could you react to some uk rap?
I’m glad to say I personally know him🤙
Sure you do
@@zachrobson2416 it’s complicated but we’re like family friends
SBW only had a few fights! By no means a seasoned pro boxer. You should check out The Man, The Myth and The Legend that is JONAH LOMU THE REAL MONSTER! RIP LOMU TAKENED TOO EARLY
Problem with the way he tackles is because in rugby u should wrap ur arms around the player not go in with your shoulder but he hides it away by hitting with his shoulder and using his other arm to make it look like his wrapping the player
The're some clips where he's playing in NRL where you can hit harder with your shoulder, but he plays normal rugby too, where tackles are cleaner
Any tackle in league or union you have to try to wrap the arm your hitting with around the person being tackled. Any shoulder charges are now totally illegal
Many ex pro NRL/Rugby league players have gone on to be pro boxer's.
Check out Paul Gallen and other's for example.
When Sonny played Union I think those tackles were legal but in more recent times they're not they're ruled as Shoulder-Charges as U need to use Ur Arms in the Tackle & Tackles cannot be Shoulder & Head-height as a few Players had to retire early due-to too Many Concussions & Head-trauma related incidents.... So, World Rugby Commission has stated that Officials have to seriously Penalize Offenders (in all likelihood Yellow or Red Card) that endanger other Players with reckless-actions whether this be Tackling, Blocking Kicks, etc that may seriously injure or does injure Players Neck & Heads!!!!
Lead with the shoulder but you have to wrap with your arm or make it very obvious that you are trying to wrap.
shoulder used to be legal but in recent years outlawed
He is the reason shoulder charges are now illegal in footy
Tip for ya. Switch it from having 75% of the screen on you and the small screen on what you’re watching. We wanna see the action in the big screen and you should be in the small screen.
thats how my newer ones are, thakns for the support
You should have a look at the video of Sam Burgess going over SBW.
No pads .....Hit the chest shoulder first brother then forearm and shoulder ride the chest to the jaw....hell yeah reminds me as a kid on the road doing this sh it...love..run it up the guts boys....kia kaha my brothers
He made them ban that because he was going to kill someone 🤣 SBW the king of the shoulder charge 👍
Shoulder tackle outlawed in union now
sonny bill came out of retirement and starting play like round i think rnd 8 but i dont think is playing in any of the finals games
williams was a rugby player before boxing
The saying goes sonny bill William's went to Rome and the marble statues crumble lol
Tuilagi brothers unstoppable
YES he can run
The rules in rugby is you have to use your arms in a tackle you can’t just shoulder charge
Can you please react to Josh Addo Carr and Ben Barba’s 2012 highlights
bro he started boxing later in his rugby career, not before.
Josuah is nothing to this guy in everything man🤣🤣 respect
SBW killer
He was a league boy then went to boxing and rugby later
Stephen Mortlock welcomed iron man to union text book style
He is fast as fuck actually
this is a legal hit,, this is rugby brudda..🙃
have a look at jonny wilkinson's big hits.