Sonny Williams
Sonny Williams

Sonny Williams is an international rugby player and former heavyweight boxing champion from New Zealand. Williams converted to Islam in 2008, and is the first Muslim to play for the legendary All Blacks. In 2013, he was judged the World’s Best Rugby League Player at the annual RLIF Awards. He memorably gave away his World Cup winner’s gold medal to a young supporter just after the 2015 final.

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