SBW has signed a contract with union side waikato chiefs for 2015 , not that he was ever going to come over here , it will hopefully shut the conspirancy theorists on the wigan board up

What a waste.

SBW has played for 2 league clubs and 5 RU clubs.rather being erratic he seems pretty clear he was going to continue to flit between codes to gain the most prestige and contract as befits a professional sportsmen. No issue here.
Being based back in NZ he can also attempt the recovery of his boxing belts he was stripped of.
When his Chiefs contract ends he'll be 31. Still of an age to pick up another deal in RU or NRL-SL. I suspect he'll not be short of offers.

Aren't signings from RU exempt from the salary cap ?

Not if they've played league before.

RU World Cup in 2015 too isn't it?

You'd think that SBW would be looking at trying to get a medal 2016 Olympics as well as the RU world cup defense.

If ive read the story correct , SBW is not returning to yawion till 2015 season,

We still mite have a chance of 1 season with him if the good Dr can find away to do it.

If not at the age of 31 he is not to old when his 2 year contract has finished anyway.

Sbw has already signed with roosters for the 2014 season, and on a very big deal too. I doubt very much it's happening now.

After 2016, who knows, but if he's an ru World Cup and Olympic 7 gold medal winner, it's gonna take at least half the cap!

by 2017 do you think there will be a 1.8m salary Cap , or a salary cap at all ?

Should be renamed MBW (Money bill williams)

Yeah, in fact knowing this sport it'll have shrunk to 1.6m.

The salary cap is 600,000 less than it was in 2006, when you bring into consideration inflation, and inspite of the dr's talk, I've heard other chairman make the same noise in that time, Moran at Warrington and McManus at Saints in particular. Until the decision makers decide to work for the top end and dragging the bottom end up instead of dragging the top end down, nothing will change.

I wouldn't be surprised to see sbw in super league, and he's not opposed to it (he agreed terms with saints in 2004 (I think) before he told the press about it and we pulled out) but it will require a team to clear out a lot ...