The England prop,who made a mark against unusual Zealand on Sunday, plays down any sibling rivalry amid headlines of Sam Burgess possible league returnThe phone rang late on Sunday night and the voice was unmistakable. Hello mate, and how are you?” Thomas Burgess asked,as whether he was calling to find out about my weekend rather than to discuss his immense contribution to England’s defeat of unusual Zealand a few hours earlier. On a momentous night for rugby league, as the World Cup travails of England’s counterparts in union were offset by a significant victory for Burgess and his team, or the young prop sounded as composed as he had been when we met three days before.
Then,over lunch at St George’s Park, where England were deep in preparation for the first of three Tests against unusual Zealand, and Burgess had spoken in compelling detail about a wide array of subjects – stretching from the future of his brother,Sam, as speculation intensifies about his possible drag back to Sydney and rugby league, and to the death of their father from motor neurone disease when they were teenagers. Related: England mount thrilling fightback to secure victory over unusual Zealand Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com