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Sonny Bill and sister join rare siblings club

- RUGBY Sonny Bill Williams

World Cup star Sonny Bill Williams and his sister Niall joined the rare Olympic siblings club on Sunday when both were named in the New Zealand Sevens teams for the Rio Games. Sonny Bill, 30, has targeted the Olympics to add to his list of sporting triumphs, which include winning two rugby union World Cups with the All Blacks as well as success in rugby league and profession­al boxing. His sister Niall, 28, was a New Zealand touch rugby player for several years before switching to the tackle game in 2015. Sonny Bill made himself unavailabl­e for Super Rugby and the June Test series against Wales this year to focus on the Sevens.

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