League: TAB rethinks odds on Kiwis after SBW inclusion

The late addition of Sonny Bill Williams into the Kiwis team for the Rugby League World Cup has forced TAB bookies to re-think the odds.

Without Williams in the team, the Kiwis were priced at $4 to retain the title, the TAB's rugby league bookie Kevin Gutschlag said.

But his inclusion has seen the odds tightened to $3.75.

"The man is a winner, everything he gets involved in, with few exceptions, is successful,'' Mr Gutschlag said.

"We simply can't ignore his presence at this tournament and we had to make a price change as a result.''

Meanwhile, heavyweight prospect Joseph Parker, and possible future foe of Williams, remains an overwhelming $1.05 favourite to overcome ``King'' Afa Tatupu ($7.50) tomorrow night in Auckland.

TAB bookies believe Parker will end the fight very early in the piece with rounds one and two the most favoured.