” There’s no way I”m finished…”
February 11th, 2010Injury Update
February 9th, 2010Quick update on the injury situation.
The first week of my recovery has gone well . I’ve been spending two hours a day in a hyperbaric chamber which is helping the healing process along. I was put into a moon boot today so now I’m able to get around the place on crutches. I’ve also started to venture out of the house again thanks to local taxi drivers who I’ve been getting pretty friendly with since I’m unable to drive.
I’ll keep you posted on my progress.
Cheers,
Ali
Thanks for Your Support
February 1st, 2010Hi everyone,
Just a quick note to say thanks for all your support over the last few days.
I had the operation on my achilles today and all went well.
Thanks again for your support it means a lot.
Ali
Bad News for Ali
January 29th, 2010Achilles’ heel cripples Williams in first match of season
NZPA – January 29, 2010, 7:13 pm
NZPA © All Blacks lock Ali Williams’ rugby season may have lasted just four minutes after hobbling out of tonight’s Super 14 pre-season match between the Blues and Chiefs at Albany.
Williams is expected to undergo surgery early next week after appearing to injure the troubling achilles tendon which required an operation last July and saw him miss the entire 2009 All Blacks campaign.
Initial reports tonight suggest the injury is the same as eight months ago and could even see 28-year-old Blues forward Williams sidelined for all of 2010.
After falling awkwardly Williams being escorted from the North Harbour Stadium by two Blues medical staff, struggling to put weight on his lower right leg.
The game was less than four minutes old and will be an enormous wrench for Williams, who had trained well with the Blues for the past six weeks, had undergone a careful recovery from the injury, as well as a shoulder operation. He recently spent time in California as part of his recuperation.
If Williams is ruled out of international rugby, it will be an enormous blow to the All Blacks and their coach Graham Henry, who struggled to replace the athletic Aucklander last year. Isaac Ross was employed with mixed success through the June tests and Tri-Nations while provincial journeyman Tom Donnelly was an effective performer on the season-ending tour.
Williams’ last test was in 2008, a season when he started all 15 tests.
His injury follows news that long-time locking partner Chris Jack will be sidelined for a month with a wrist injury. Jack rejoined the Crusaders this year after two years overseas.
Seasons Greetings
December 29th, 2009Happy Holidays everyone, I hope you all had a great Christmas and have a safe and prosperous New Year.
I’m on the Coromandel Peninsular at the moment , soaking up the sunshine and catching lots of fish.
Have a great New Years and I’ll catch up with you all again in 2010.
Cheers
Ali
Ali’s Book Signing Tour
December 9th, 2009Anita kindly sent in some photos of Ali who was in Riccaton this week signing copies of his new book.
Getting ready for the rush!
Signing books is always easier when you have a clear head…note the water…
Ali with Anita. Thanks for the photos!
Nothing like home!
December 3rd, 2009Hi everyone,
I’m finally back on good old NZ soil and loving hearing the Kiwi accent again. We had a really awesome time in the States but there’s nothing quite like being home.
I’ve hit the ground running. My book tour started today so I thought I’d add a link with my tour itinerary for you all so you know where to find me!
If you’re near any of these places pop in and say hi and grab your signed copy of my book.
Cheers Ali
Check out the following link for my book tour itinerary
http://www.hachette.co.nz/wawcs0131017/ln-author-tours.html
Ali meets Paula Abdul
November 2nd, 2009
Ali’s Releases Ali’s Book of Tall Tales.
October 25th, 2009
ALI’S BOOK OF TALL TALES Ali Williams is known for his wicked sense of humour. James Griffin is an extremely talented writer who is part of the writing team on ‘Outrageous Fortune’ and was a co-writer of ‘Sione’s Wedding’. Put these two together and you have one of the funniest ‘rugby’ books to hit the shelves. In Ali’s Book of Tall Tales we romp from story to story with Ali as our guide. The stories include :: *why sleep is so important * why the Queen has a slightly distorted view of NZ rugby players * the story behind that Spiderman press conference * the trouble you can get in to staying with Richie McCaw * how Viagra made it’s way in to an NPC celebration * why today’s blokes are not soft * the truth about Daniel Carter’s undies * how not to celebrate * why forwards shouldn’t kick *if it is OK to lie *Ali’s well researched travel tips and much more. Ali Williams broke the mould as an All Black tight forward. A confirmed urbanite, Ali Williams switched his Super 14 allegiances from Auckland to Christchurch in 2007 after a much-publicised bust-up with Australian coach David Nucifora. In this book Williams will take a light-hearted look at rugby at the very top in New Zealand and will touch on some of the more controversial aspects of his career – including his earth-shattering dismissal from the Blues’ tour of South Africa in 2007. This is not a standard biography about the games he’s played and the tries he’s scored (although he does mention some games, well some moments in games to be precise — particularly the time he kicked the ball straight in to the path of Doug Howlett who went on to score the try — oh — and he does list the seven greatest tries scored!). This is a laugh-out-loud look at what its like to be a high profile rugby player from one of the real characters of the game and one of New Zealand’s funniest writers. This will be one of the funniest books you will read this year Ali’s Book of Tall Tales is on sale from 27 October 2009 with an RRP of $44.99 – Hachette
http://beattiesbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/alis-book-of-tall-tales-ali-williams-is.html
UCLA Football Game
October 13th, 2009
