Sonny Bill Williams has fired an attack at media for reporting that his position in the All Blacks squad is “under pressure” ahead of the World Cup in Japan.
Williams, who turns 34 on Saturday and has struggled with injuries in the last two seasons, was retained in Steve Hansen’s trimmed-down squad, but rested for the final Rugby Championship match against Australia in Perth next week.
I find it very interesting when so called “private” conversations end up in the media.
— Sonny Bill Williams (@SonnyBWilliams) July 31, 2019
“I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he's wrong. Than the one who comes to me as an angel and is nothing but a devil” - Malcom X
Of his situation, Williams writes on Twitter: “And for those that say I’m under pressure playing a game that I enjoy. Get your priorities right.
And for those that say I’m under pressure playing a game that I enjoy. Get your priorities right. Look at what’s going on in the world. Starving children, the single mother raising 3 kids, the atrocities refugees are facing around the world, racism. This is what I call pressure.
— Sonny Bill Williams (@SonnyBWilliams) July 31, 2019
“Look at what’s going on in the world. Starving children, the single mother raising three kids, the atrocities refugees are facing around the world, racism. This is what I call pressure.”
He adds: “I find it very interesting when so called 'private' conversations end up in the media.”