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Reports in Australia this week suggested he was on course to return to the Rabbitohs less than a year after leaving Sydney, and with his younger brothers Thomas and George both signing new contracts with the club last week, talk has continued to intensify over a return to league.
Sam Burgess is considering his future in union after been given extended leave by Bath to clear his head following England’s World Cup failure. England centre Sam Burgess will stay at Bath and continue in rugby union, according to his coach Mike Ford.
Burgess is only one year into his three-year deal with Bath. Burgess, who left the NRL at the end of 2013 to pursue a career in rugby union, endured a disappointing World Cup campaign.
Former England scrum-half Matt Dawson said Burgess has been let down by people who have planted the idea in his head of a successful switch to his new code.
“The reason I am confident of him coming back is all his family’s in Australia, he’s getting married to a girl who’s Australian, he’s got business interests in Australia”, McNamara said.
The BBC reported on Thursday that Burgess, 26, was given time off by Bath.
Stewart was signed from Manly as a replacement for Burgess but failed to provide the same impact as the 26-year-old, who inspired Souths to their first premiership in 43 years after playing the 2014 grand final with a fractured eye-socket suffered in the opening tackle.
Burgess played for the Bradford Bulls before joining South Sydney in 2010, starring for the club as they ended their premiership drought. He was photographed sitting alongside England coach Steve McNamara during the record 84-4 win at Leigh Sports Village. He made his debut for England against France in August and was controversially named in Stuart Lancaster’s England squad for the World Cup, with many critics saying he was not up to the task.
England rugby union worldwide Sam Burgess has been linked with an NRL return, but the South Sydney Rabbitohs were unwilling to be drawn into reports.
