Scotland star Stuart Hogg has lambasted Sonny Bill Williams for not caring about New Zealand's Rugby World Cup exit to England in an extraordinary rant criticising the former All Black.

Williams has since returned to league in a deal with Toronto Wolfpack that makes him the richest player in either rugby code and he admitted to getting over the semifinal the All Blacks lost 19-7 to England in "about five to 10 minutes".

The 34-year-old said his Muslim faith allowed him to quickly move on but Hogg, who played for Scotland in the World Cup as they failed to reach the quarterfinals in Japan, attacked Williams for his attitude.

GETTY IMAGES Stuart Hogg played for Scotland at the Rugby World Cup but they failed to reach the quarterfinals.

The Scottish fullback said he would be "very annoyed" if one of his team-mates said something similar after a defeat and suggested Williams was thinking more about the money he will receive with the Wolfpack, a two-year deal worth a reported NZ$10 million.

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"If you're in that situation you don't care enough... you've got to care about your own performance, you've got to care about your team's performance and you've got to care about the environment you're in," the 27-year-old told the UK's Daily Mail before playing for English club Exeter Chiefs in the European Champions Cup last weekend.

"I think that ultimately will come out in your performance. If you're not caring then, ultimately, what's the point in being there?

"Everybody is different, all the characters, but from my experience of the World Cup, obviously we went out at different stages, but the best thing for me was coming straight to a new club where I could switch off from it,' he said.

"For me, I think Sonny Bill's mind is off it for other reasons and I think he's pretty happy with what's going to be in his bank account by the sounds of it.

CHRIS SKELTON/STUFF Sonny Bill Williams said his faith helped him get over the semifinal the All Blacks lost to England.

"I love everything he's done, but I've always found that he's always in the biggest competitions possible.

"You look at him and he's gone to the Rugby World Cup, then went to a Rugby League World Cup, then went to another Rugby World Cup, then did boxing, tried to go to the Olympics, this that and the other."

Scotland lost to Ireland and hosts Japan in pool play and it was only the second time they did not qualify for the quarterfinals in the World Cup's 32-year history.

GETTY IMAGES Sonny Bill Williams is returning to rugby league with Toronto Wolfpack.

Meanwhile, speaking to The Times in the UK, Williams described how he dealt with defeat as the All Blacks surrendered their World Cup crown last month, losing to England in the semifinals.

"I was fine, probably 24 hours after the game, even I reckon about five to 10 minutes after," he said.

"The whistle blew, I turned and straight away in my head I was like 'thank you to my creator for being here'. But there is another brother in the team, Ofa Tu'ungafasi, and he turned to me before I said it and said [the same]. I was like 'Yo! Let's start moving forward'.

"I guess some people would look at me and think, 'look at this d...head, he doesn't even care'. In my journey in life, I have been through a lot tougher situations and hurdles than losing a bloody game of football, you know what I mean?"

His return to league with Toronto, who will be newcomers to the English Super League in 2020, was confirmed earlier this month.

He said he won't look back on the World Cup with regret. South Africa went on to beat England 32-12 in the final to match New Zealand's record of three global rugby titles.

GETTY IMAGES Sonny Bill Williams played his 58th and final test for the All Blacks against Wales in the bronze final of the Rugby World Cup.

"It would have been amazing to win three World Cups but what I hang my hat on is being a man of faith," Williams added.

"Why stress? There are times when I get down and I get anxiety, but then I can go to my happy place. Seeing that picture of my good friend Siya Kolisi holding that cup – how awesome was that picture?"

Williams played his 58th and final test for the All Blacks in the World Cup's bronze final on November 1 and he will return to league in Canada, five years after last playing for Sydney Roosters in the NRL in 2014.

For Williams, Toronto could be the final chapter of his illustrious sporting career, which started in league with Canterbury Bulldogs, included a stint as a professional heavyweight boxer, Rugby World Cup wins with the All Blacks in 2011 and 2015, as well as NRL titles with the Bulldogs and Roosters in 2004 and 2013 respectively.