I'm looking forward to seeing Sonny Bill Williams' reintegration to the All Blacks tomorrow. I'm a huge fan and think his rugby potential is almost limitless.
SBW gives them a variation without having to tweak the overall game plan too much.
He's got a unique skillset with his offloading. The only other player in the world with similar passing game is Kieran Read.
What it means for players around him is they continually need to support by running past the point of contact. He is alway looking to get the ball away in contact. If you stop or hesitate when he gets tackled you won't get the support lines right. You almost have to assume he'll get his arms forward of the tackle and free to offload.
Because he's so tall and strong, you rarely see him go backwards in tackles.
SBW creates wide space because two defenders need to get narrow to take him. You can't let him 'gap'. You're almost putting a two-man wall up in front of him.