All Black Sonny Bill Williams will fight Australian millionaire pub owner Stu Laundy in what shapes as a gentle return to the ring after a nearly four-year absence.

Williams has seven professional win and is a former New Zealand heavyweight champion.

His last fight was against American Chauncy Welliver in Sydney in early 2015.

The fight will be on 1st December in Sydney, the weekend after the All Blacks’ final Test of the year, against Italy in Rome.