Does Sonny Bill deserve to be an All Black?

8:51 AM Monday Oct 18, 2010

All Black Sonny Bill Williams (left) and All Black Coach Graham Henry after the announcement of the All Black squad last night. Photo / Sarah Ivey

Five mid-year All Blacks have gone, Sonny Bill Williams has been anointed and others recycled for the team's tour to Hong Kong and Europe.

Hosea Gear, Daniel Braid, Hika Elliot, Andy Ellis, Stephen Donald, Andrew Hore, Isaia Toeava and Sitiveni Sivivatu have been chosen after missing selection earlier this year.

Late injuries to Israel Dagg and Piri Weepu changed some of the dynamics in the 30-strong group.

Does Sonny Bill deserve to be an All Black? Here is the latest selection of Your Views:

People's champ (Auckland Region) | 10:08AM Monday, 18 Oct 2010

Henry said he was picked on form, can you argue with that?

pete (Australia) | 10:09AM Monday, 18 Oct 2010

I almost vomited my lovely breakfast up this morning when I read of S B Williams
inclusion to the All Blacks,I am the only one to see through this charade, henceforth I have decided to place this ad:

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daveyboy (New Zealand) | 10:09AM Monday, 18 Oct 2010

Well he's played quite well without being scintillating at ITM Cup level, which sugggests his place in the All Black tour squad was part of the package deal when he signed up with the nzrfu. Everything he does in games is amped up by the media to greatness, akin to the Beckham mania which plagued England in the early 2000s. The nzrfu should have shown some cojones and put Frewen in ahead of Williams.