His rise to stardom from humble beginnings as a Yorkshire schoolboy to one of England’s greatest-ever sporting exports could be the plot of a Hollywood movie.
Rugby league icon Sam Burgess caught the eye of Hollywood royalty while he was still playing for Bradford Bulls in Super League.
Russell Crowe was so impressed by the former England captain’s uncompromising performances on the pitch that he persuaded him to sign for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in New South Wales, which the Aussie actor has co-owned since 2006.
But Burgess’s fall from grace has possibly curtailed a Hollywood ending. He has been forced to step down as a coach at the Sydney club following a string of domestic violence and drug use allegations – including that he attacked
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