Seeing that Sam is highly unlikely to make it in union then the likes of George, Tom, Paul, Ringo, Bo and Luke or whatever the rest of the brothers are called have no chance whatsoever.

Why do cross-code players always end up signing for Bath? Do they not realize how much of an absolute hole Bath is? At least he can have fun with Eastmond in the freezing cold playing a sport that nobody watches, I guess.

So we have wits who believe everything they read? Bit like Sonny Bill.

Kiwi Shane talks a lot of (bitter) rubbish. There's not a RU side in the world that wouldn't be delighted to have Sam Burgess in their team if they got chance. Conversely, the current England international RU centres (anybody ever heard of them?) wouldn't get anywhere near being picked for any Super League team.

when he learns to use "less teeth" he'll be head of the IRB

Not a lot of love for Sammy around various social media pages. Quite a few sources are also saying he wont play in the NRL again this year. Triple M (an Aussie radio station for those who don't know) aren't that bothered either www.triplem.com.au/sydney/sport/ ... m-burgess/

Not a lot of love for Sammy around various social media pages. Quite a few sources are also saying he wont play in the NRL again this year. Triple M (an Aussie radio station for those who don't know) aren't that bothered either www.triplem.com.au/sydney/sport/ ... m-burgess/

compared to where exactly? Sydney? depends on the suburb, but given the boom in the economy over there, like rats in London, you're never more than 8 feet from a bogun in Sydney. Bradford Yep....little old bath with their 11,516 average for the last full season, higher than 12 of the current SL sides averages...unless you were meaning England Rugby Union and their poor attendances


Why is it that so called RLFANS feel the need to try (and fail) and score points against the slower but bigger and more popular code?....very very strange.

People are forgetting that Sam Burgess has a complex about SBW and is trying to emulate and outshine SBW. However Sam cannot outshine SBW, but he will return to RL at the same time SBW does --- in May 2017. SBW will return to the Sydney Roosters, and Sam Burgess will return to South Sydney.

You read it first here!

Maybe if our parents had have thought Once were Warriors was a documentary on how to raise children we'd be jealous of important things,.

Some of the comments I've read on various social media pages are being slightly harsh on poor Sammy I suppose.

He gave NRL a go...and it didnt work out for him. He lost the support of many footy fans with his gouging, testicle grabbing and high shots...but he will earn more money in union if nothing else.

I'm surprised he decided to leave though. I cant see him making the England national team and if he does...so what? They arent going to be winning the world cup again any time soon.

I guess he might as well be part of a team that finishes 4th behind the All Blacks, Wallabies and Springboks as in a league side that will always finish below the Kiwis and the Kangaroos though.

It would seem that Souths are less than happy with Sam - he was clearly negotiating with the RU whilst under contract assuming he'd get a release from that contract (his agent in Oz at one stage admitted he had no idea what was going on). I wouldn't be surprised if Russell Crowe isn't his best mate anymore either - he invested a lot of time and effort into getting the lot of them at Souths and bigging up the family image.

Basically the whole "clan Burgess" thing (that he quite happily played up to) was a crock. Unless Souths win the comp this year, he can't claim to have "achieved everything" in RL. None of his brothers could realistically switch to RU, so if there's a backlash from this - and I think the RL community even here in OZ seems to have had enough of code-jumpers - he's left them with few options.

Sadly if/when Sam does return to the NRL it will be complete with SBW nonsense hype attached - unless the RL-supporting public makes clear that they're not going to go along with it. I for one don't care if he ever comes back.

As for Farrell and Ford, they're a disgrace. How hard would it be for them NOT to get involved in trying to poach RL players? As it is they've both done nothing for RL except poach talent since they left the game.

I agree with you apart from the last paragraph. Why would Farrell be expected to do anything for RL anymore? He represents the 15 man game now.


However in a way he HAS done Souths a favour and his own code a disservice if he genuinely has been involved in the Burgii move. Souths have got $$$$$$ for a player who was allegedly a distraction to the side and never really reached the heights that he was billed to reach on the field and union has 'gained' a player who has apparently never played the game before.

If Burgii #1 is really going to be fast tracked into the England RU side you would have to think that aint going to go down well with all the RU players who play the game week in week out. That's like having a load of fully qualified truck drivers looking on as a plum job is given to someone who has only ever ridden a moped before.