By Kelsey Wilkie For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 04:25 GMT, 22 March 2019 | Updated: 04:48 GMT, 22 March 2019
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Rugby legend Sonny Bill Williams has shared his struggles and heartache following the mosque shootings last week.
The typically shy Williams fronted media on Friday ahead of the Call to Prayer in Christchurch's Hagley Park in a show of solidarity for the Muslim community.
Williams said he wanted to show that he is a proud Muslim and a proud New Zealander.
The typically shy Sonny Bill Williams fronted media on Friday ahead of the Call to Prayer in Christchurch's Hagley Park in a show of solidarity for the Muslim community
'I knew that, although being a naturally shy person I knew that I had to step up and be honorable and lead in this space,' Williams told reporters
'I knew that, although being a naturally shy person I knew that I had to step up and be honorable and lead in this space,' he told reporters.
Thousands of Muslims and non-Muslims came together for the memorial service on Friday - a week after a gunman stormed two mosques, killing 50 people and injuring dozens more
Many women in attendance wore headscarves in
