Sonny Bill Williams played a big part in Canterbury Metro's win over Canterbury Country on Saturday and should be in the mix for Canterbury's next match.

Williams scored two tries in Metro's 26-7 win in his comeback from a hamstring injury.

He showed good speed, strength and handling throughout and declared himself ready to make the step up to the Canterbury team.

The Red and Blacks play Bay of Plenty at AMI Stadium on Friday night and Williams could well be involved.

"I had scans last week and they said it [his right hamstring] came up pretty much perfect," Williams said after the match.

"Obviously there's a little bit of pain there, but I've just got to push through it and it's good mentally to know that I can push through the pain.

"It was definitely a confidence-booster out there and hopefully Penz and Tabs [Canterbury coaches Penney and Tabai Matson], I've shown them enough that I can get out there [for Canterbury].

''I was happy with it. Obviously there's always room to improve and I've just got to keep doing what I'm doing and practising the basics so I can fit into the side.

''It was good being out there and just being able to direct the traffic and that's what I need to show because, in the position I'm aiming to play, you need to give good comms and give good solutions."

Aside from the ball playing, Williams showed an ability to back-up and his first try came when Canterbury ITM Cup squad-mate Robbie Flynn made a 22m drop out to himself, ran to the halfway line and then passed to Williams, who shed two defenders and then outsprinted a third to score in the right-hand corner.

The second was a more short-range affair, with Williams running off the shoulder of Metro first five-eighths Kieran Lindsay and barging his way over from about 10m out.