By 3 News online staff
All Black midfielder Sonny Bill Williams has announced he will not be playing his rugby in New Zealand and will play his rugby in Japan for club side Panasonic.
Williams announced he will be leaving New Zealand at a press conference in Hamilton today, after the 2012 Super Rugby season and will not return in 2013.
He opened the press conference in Hamilton today by thanking the NZRU, his Chiefs coach, teammates and the media, before conceding “… I’m nervous”.
“It’s a pretty big occasion today, not just in my sporting career but … in my life,” he said.
Watch the video for the full press conference.
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