Homesick Sonny Bill ready to return to league -

[josie andrews]

A lonely and homesick Sonny Bill Williams is contemplating a return to Australia and the rugby league career he abandoned to play at French rugby club Toulon, Australian media report.

Williams joined Toulon in early August on a one-season contract with an option for a further year.

The Bulldogs released Williams from his five-year NRL contract after negotiating a financial settlement, believed to be around A$750,000 ($934,000).

Williams had been under contract with the Bulldogs through to the end of the 2012 season but walked out on the club with seven games remaining in the current campaign.

The Daily Telegraph reported today that the New Zealand-born Williams was lonely and homesick, but Bulldogs officials said he would have to return "on bended knee" and "under the club's terms and conditions".

It is understood a member of Williams' camp has spoken to a Bulldogs official.

Williams' manager, Khoder Nasser, is travelling to France to check on the welfare of his client amid rumours Williams is upset at his treatment by Toulon president Mourad Boudjellal.

Bulldogs chief executive Todd Greenberg said yesterday that he had heard the rumours "and I'm not surprised".

"Sonny Bill made his choice a couple of months ago. The club has moved on since then. It's common knowledge he can't play in the NRL with any other club than us prior to 2013."

Williams injured his leg earlier this month and is expected to be out for around three weeks.

Earlier this week, Williams edged out Bali bomber Amrozi to be named Australia's most hated person in men's magazine Zoo Weekly's notorious annual Top 50 People We Hate List.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/league/news/a ... d=10533850

[gpartin]

Awww poor lad.. don't you feel sorry for him? lol

Can't believe the last bit though!!!

[Matthew]

Can't believe that magazine survey - It's a bit daft that people hate him more than a mass murderer!

Let's get some perspective here people!

[ste lord]

Cant blame the lad for wanting to secure his future with the money on offer but he went about it in entirely the wrong way and i dont think he will be forgiven for that by the fans in the NRL and even his own countrymen.

Hes welcome at Wigan though !!

Take him on a 'pay when you play deal'

This guy is a liability,

Great tallent though,

Another on that Wire could waste loads of money on LOL

[gpartin]

Can't believe that magazine survey - It's a bit daft that people hate him more than a mass murderer!

Let's get some perspective here people!

Shows how big League is in Oz

[ferreira]

pfff what allowed of bull! watch him when he scored hes 1st try for toulon the chairman was over the moon! Think its more lies coming from new zealand and aus to make them feel better about how small hes made there league look and he has, its opened people eyes to how many of there stars just leave the nrl league.

[shawcross da warrior]

would love him at wigan now he really would add some power to the pack...

hock and williams as second rowers...

wowwwwwwww

[medlocke]

would love him at wigan now he really would add some power to the pack...

hock and williams as second rowers...

wowwwwwwww

and what player's would be left out?

Hansen/Bailey?Lockers/Tomkins

[ancientnloyal]

Earlier this week, Williams edged out Bali bomber Amrozi to be named Australia's most hated person in men's magazine Zoo Weekly's notorious annual Top 50 People We Hate List

that is a classic!

[mike binder]

can he play 6