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Sam Burgess

Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Samuel Burgess
Born
Wednesday, 14th December, 1988
Current Age
37 years and 213 days
Place Of Birth
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England

Known Family Links

Brother
Thomas Burgess
Luke Burgess
Father
Mark Burgess
Brother
George Burgess

Competitions Won

Test Series
2007 Baskerville Shield
NRL Premiership
2014
Charity Shield - AUS
2013

Honours & Awards

Peter Frilingos Memorial - Headline Moment of the Year
2013
RLIF Prop Of The Year
2013
Clive Churchill Medal
2014
Dally M Lock Of The Year
2014
RLIF Player Of The Year
2014
National Rugby League Hall Of Fame
2024

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tests (Senior International Matches) -242269-9-  --36---1610-61.54%List
Other International Matches -2-2----  -------110.00%List
World Cup -8-82-2-  --8---44-50.00%List
Test Series 11121-1-  --4---2--100.00%List
Four Nations -91104-4-  --16---46-40.00%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NRL Premiership 1181118244-440/10.00%--176-5-10082-54.95%List
NRL Finals -13-131-10/10.00%--4---76-53.85%List
NRL Magic Round -1-11-1-  --4---1--100.00%List
Club Career - UK Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Super League -46348014-145/862.50%--66-3-4335253.75%List
Challenge Cup -5383-3-  --12---53-62.50%List
Super League Finals -1341-1-  --4---22-50.00%List
UK Top Division -46348014-145/862.50%--66-3-4335253.75%List
Super League Magic Weekend -2131-1-  --4---12-33.33%List
Other Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Charity Shield - AUS 12-22-2-  --8---11-50.00%List
All Stars -1-1----  -------1-0.00%List
Overall StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 2574029770-705/955.56%--290-8-164131255.22%List

Test Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Great Britain2007 1121-1-  --4---2--100.00%List
England2008-10, 2013, 2016-18 231248-8-  --32---1410-58.33%List

International Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
England2008-2013 2-2----  -------110.00%List

World Cup Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
England2008-2017 8-82-2-  --8---44-50.00%List

Australia - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NRL2010 1-1----  -------1-0.00%List

England - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Northern Union2007 1-1----  -------1-0.00%List

NRL Premiership - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
SouthsSouth Sydney20102010 Telstra NRL Premiership 22-223-3-  --12---1012-45.45%List
SouthsSouth Sydney20112011 Telstra NRL Premiership 4-4----  -------4-0.00%List
SouthsSouth Sydney20122012 Telstra NRL Premiership 211225-5-  --20---148-63.64%List
SouthsSouth Sydney20132013 Telstra NRL Premiership 22-228-8-  --32-1-157-68.18%List
SouthsSouth Sydney20142014 Telstra NRL Premiership 26-2610-100/10.00%--40---179-65.38%List
SouthsSouth Sydney20162016 Telstra NRL Premiership 23-235-5-  --20---914-39.13%List
SouthsSouth Sydney20172017 Telstra NRL Premiership 21-215-5-  --20-2-714-33.33%List
SouthsSouth Sydney20182018 Telstra NRL Premiership 23-231-1-  --4-1-158-65.22%List
SouthsSouth Sydney20192019 Telstra NRL Premiership 19-197-7-  --28-1-136-68.42%List

NRL Premiership - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
South Sydney2010-14, 2016-19 181118244-44-/10.00%--176-5-10082-54.95%List

English Career - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
BradfordBradford2006 -992-2-  --8---75-77.78%List
BradfordBradford2007 1119303-35/862.50%--22-1-1912163.33%List
BradfordBradford2008 212238-8-  --32-1-1311-56.52%List
BradfordBradford2009 197264-4-  --16-1-1214146.15%List

English Career - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Bradford2006-09 51378817-175/862.50%--78-3-4838254.55%List

Your Say

  • Maurice Stynes
    21 May 2024 2:11pm

    I believe Sam Burgess is the best forward to play the game for the past fifty years. Perhaps Malcolm Reilly, Bradley Clyde and Ron Coote were as good but not better. I think Sam set the benchmark for what is the prototype of middle forwards for now and going forward. Patrick Cardigan, Joe Tapine, James Fisher-Harris are Tino Fa’asuamaleaui who are the most dominant forwards in our game today are virtually clones of Sam Burgess. He was the best. ????

  • Anonymous
    17 Aug 2025 11:41am

    Sam Burgess was the best forward to come out of England bar none.

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