It is "hard to understand" why Sonny Bill covered up bank sponsor's logo - NZ PM

It is "hard to understand" why Sonny Bill covered up bank sponsor's logo - NZ PM

By Vijay Narayan
10/04/2017
Sonny Bill Williams (left) NZ Prime Minister Bill English.

NZ Prime Minister Bill English says it is "hard to understand" why Sonny Bill Williams covered up a bank sponsor's logo during Saturday night's Super Rugby match between the Blues and the Highlanders.

English said it is hard to understand that one guy has to behave differently than the rest.

Williams used plaster tape to cover the BNZ's logo on both sides of his jersey collar as he played his first game of 15s since the 2015 World Cup final when the Blues lost to the Highlanders in Dunedin on Saturday night.

It's understood Williams, a Muslim, has taken a religious stand on the issue of banks charging interest and fees on loans.

Williams has said he will "clarify the situation during the week".

But that didn't stop the NZ Prime Minister having his thoughts on the issue in his regular Monday chat with the AM Show, adding: "You wear the team jersey ... but they'll sort it out."

NZ Rugby have said it's a matter for the Blues to sort out.

The Blues are looking to address the issue with Williams' management.

The BNZ says SBW is entitled to have religious beliefs and customs around that, and it's really between him and the Blues, as to how that manifests itself.

Source: stuff.co.nz

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