Sam Burgess

Samuel Burgess, nicknamed Slammin' Sam, is an English professional rugby league coach and former player, born in 1988, who is head coach of the Warrington Wolves in the Super League. He played as a loose forward, prop or second-row forward for the Bradford Bulls in the Super League and for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL, and the Rabbitohs won the 2014 NRL Premiership, their first in 43 years, with Burgess named man of the match in the Grand Final. He won 2 caps for Great Britain and 24 for England, switched to rugby union with Bath in late 2014 and won 5 England caps, then returned to rugby league in 2016 and retired in 2019.