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Sam Burgess is a former dual-code international rugby player and current rugby league coach. Find out more about him with RugbyPass.

Sam Burgess Bio

Sam Burgess is perhaps best known as one of the few English rugby players to both switch codes between rugby league and rugby union and to become a dual-code international. Burgess started his career within rugby league, before switching to union in late 2014 to play as a centre and at times a full-back.

Born into a rugby league-playing family in Kirklees, West Yorkshire in December 1988, Sam Burgess followed in the footsteps of his father and older brother and started his sporting career within league in 2006 with Bradford Bulls. He later moved to Australia in 2010 and played for South Sydney Rabbitohs before making the switch to union in 2014.

Burgess first signed for Bath on a three-year deal, but his first season in Premiership Rugby didn’t start until the December of that year due to an injured cheekbone and eye socket.

Following his recovery, Burgess was a key part of what turned out to be a very successful season, with Bath eventually finishing runners up in the Aviva Premiership. By August 2015 he was named in then England coach, Stuart Lancaster’s, squad for the Rugby World Cup. He played five games for the national side, who eventually exited the competition in the pool stage.

Burgess made the switch back to league in November 2015, heading back to South Sydney Rabbitohs where he played for almost four more years before his eventual retirement from rugby due to injury in October 2019. As of March 2021, Sam Burgess is working as a coach for the club.

Fixtures & Results

Sat Aug 8, 2026
3:05am PDT
Hanazono Rugby Stadium
Japan Japan
-
3:05am
Australia Australia
LIVE
0
0
12:00pm PDT
Estadio José Amalfitani
Argentina Argentina
-
12:00pm
South Africa South Africa
LIVE
0
0
Fri Aug 14, 2026
10:15pm PDT
Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Australia Australia
-
10:15pm
Japan Japan
LIVE
0
0
Sat Aug 22, 2026
8:00am PDT
Ellis Park
South Africa South Africa
-
8:00am
New Zealand New Zealand
LIVE
0
0
Sat Aug 29, 2026
8:00am PDT
DHL Stadium
South Africa South Africa
-
8:00am
New Zealand New Zealand
LIVE
0
0
12:00pm PDT
Estadio 23 de Agosto
Argentina Argentina
-
12:00pm
Australia Australia
LIVE
0
0
Fri Sep 4, 2026
10:50pm PDT
Denka Big Swan Stadium
Japan Japan
-
10:50pm
Canada Canada
LIVE
0
0
Sat Sep 5, 2026
8:00am PDT
FNB Stadium
South Africa South Africa
-
8:00am
New Zealand New Zealand
LIVE
0
0
12:00pm PDT
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Argentina Argentina
-
12:00pm
Australia Australia
LIVE
0
0
Sat Sep 12, 2026
8:05am PDT
M&T Bank Stadium
South Africa South Africa
-
8:05am
New Zealand New Zealand
LIVE
0
0
Sun Sep 27, 2026
2:45am PDT
Optus Stadium
Australia Australia
-
2:45am
South Africa South Africa
LIVE
0
0
Fri Oct 9, 2026
11:10pm PDT
Eden Park
New Zealand New Zealand
-
11:10pm
Australia Australia
LIVE
0
0
Fri Oct 16, 2026
10:00pm PDT
Accor Stadium
Australia Australia
-
10:00pm
New Zealand New Zealand
LIVE
0
0
Fri Apr 10, 2026
10:00am PDT
Stadion Park Mladeži
Croatia Croatia
-
10:00am
Mexico Mexico
LIVE
0
0
Fri Apr 3, 2026
FT
Marketa Stadium
Czech Republic Czech Republic
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5:00am
Mexico Mexico
LIVE
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