Willie Mason Biography

William Marshall Mason (born 15 April 1980) is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 2000s and 2010s. An Australian and Tongan international, and New South Wales State of Origin representative forward, he played in the National Rugby League for Australian clubs, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (with whom he won the 2004 Grand Final and Clive Churchill Medal), Sydney Roosters, North Queensland Cowboys, Newcastle Knights and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. Mason also played in Super League for English club Hull Kingston Rovers and French club, Catalans Dragons. He also played rugby union in the Top 14 for French club Toulon. During his career Mason was involved in a number of controversial off-field incidents which have received media publicity due to his high profile in the NRL.