Burgess rejects Dolphins to sign homecoming deal with South Sydney | MichaelChammas
Sam Burgess is returning home. The Rabbitohs premiership-winner has rejected a bold move from Dolphins coach Wayne Bennett to join the NRL’s newest franchise as an assistant coach next year.
Burgess was given a long-term deal by the Rabbitohs after he was medically retired in 2019. However he stood down from his roles atHe was working as an assistant under Bennett at the Rabbitohs at the time. After an internal investigation, the NRL later fined him $30,000 for a separate incident. He was also later cleared of domestic violence accusations by the court.
After Burgess was cleared of charges, he took to social media to express his views in March this year.“I stand strongly against violence towards women. It has no place in society, no place in sport, no place in my life,” he said via Instagram.