Sonny Bill Williams is a New Zealand heavyweight boxer, and a former professional rugby league and rugby union player.
Sonny Bill Williams : Wife | Height | Age | Ethnicity
Williams was born on 3 August 1985, in Auckland, New Zealand, the son of a Samoan father, Ioane (“John”) Williams and mother, Lee Woolsey who is half-New Zealander and half-Australian.
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Personal information
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| Full name | Sonny William Williams |
| Born | 3 August 1985 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb) |
He has an older brother, John Arthur, and younger twin sisters, Niall and Denise.
Williams began his career in rugby league, and has played as a second-row forward over eight seasons in three spells in the National Rugby League (NRL), with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Sydney Roosters.
He has won 12 caps for New Zealand (the Kiwis) and won the RLIF Awards for Rookie of the Year in 2004 and International Player of the Year in 2013. In 2020 he played for the Toronto Wolfpack in Super League, before moving to Sydney Roosters the same year.
Sonny Bill Williams wife
Williams met Alana Raffie at a retail shop she was working at in 2013, but she was initially reluctant to give the football star her phone number.
A couple of weeks later, the pair went on a chaperoned date accompanied by her cousin and cousin’s husband.
“Straight away we said we’re going to do it Islamically correct, so even in that first four weeks I wasn’t with her by myself, we always had a chaperone.”
Williams and Raffie took the plunge and exchanged vows one month after meeting, hopeful love would develop over time.
They now have four children together, and the 36-year-old credits their dedication to Islam for ending his days as a womaniser.
“She grew to love my faults, I grew to love her faults, we grew to love each other’s strengths,” Williams said.
“I won’t lie, one of the biggest tests for me was women. But the discipline I’ve had and my sporting career, in my life, I’ve been able to turn that around and strive to be authentic and be a good man, and trying to be the best husband I could be.
“Our shared faith and living for something greater than oneself is what I put it down to.
“Our life is a work in progress, me and my wife. It’s not all roses, but we have moments of really good times.”
Height
According to Celebheights, New Zealand professional Rugby player and boxer.
Earlier in his career he used to get listed by clubs as “Height: 1.91m, Weight: 108kg”, although at ‘The Blues’, they give him “Height: 194 cm, Weight: 108 kg [238 pounds]” and then in 2020 was listed “6ft 3in” at Toronto Wolfpack.
Sonny Bill Williams age
Sonny Bill Williams (born 3 August 1985) is a New Zealand heavyweight boxer, and a former professional rugby league and rugby union player and as of recently is working for Stan Sports.
- Age : 37 Years.
He is only the second person to represent New Zealand in rugby union after first playing for the country in rugby league, and is one of only 21 players to have won the Rugby World Cup twice.
Ethnicity
Sonny Bill Williams is a New Zealand rugby union player, rugby league player, and heavyweight boxer.
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| Ethnicity | New Zealand |
| Born | 3 August 1985 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Stance | Orthodox |
He is the son of Lee Woolsey and John Williams. His father is Samoan. His mother has Welsh and English ancestry. Sonny Bill has dual citizenship with New Zealand and Samoa. He is a Muslim.
Sonny Bill is a brother of rugby league player John Arthur Williams, and rugby sevens player and New Zealand international touch football captain Niall Williams.
Sonny Bill is a cousin of rugby league players Marcus Perenara and Henry Perenara, who is also a referee. He is also a cousin of siblings, rugby union players Nick Williams and Tim Nanai-Williams.