Burgess leaves Bath

[Saintslass]

The BBC have just announced on Twitter that Sam Burgess has left Bath with immediate effect.  Last I read they were demanding a massive transfer fee for him so something must have been sorted.

 

Hmm.

 

I wonder where he will pop up next?

[thehullram]

Welcome back Sam, all is forgiven

[wackojacko]

Good to have him back, the kind of player we need for 2017.

[Guest]

The BBC have just announced on Twitter that Sam Burgess has left Bath with immediate effect.  Last I read they were demanding a massive transfer fee for him so something must have been sorted.

 

Hmm.

 

I wonder where he will pop up next?

Hopefully at the Olympic stadium so we can shift the few remaining unsold tickets and drum up a bit of media interest.

[Scubby]

Can this stay on here now? 

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

BBC website saying that he's returning to Souths (what a surprise!).

[RLDave]

Effing superb!!! Welcome back Sam, you kner it makes sense!

[londonrlfan]

Excellent news, welcome home Sam. I just hope he doesn't come back worse than when he left. He was never right for Union, just glad he's back before it was too late.

[EastLondonMike]

Welcome home son.

[BBR]

On his way to Sydney I suspect if not already there

[Guest]

Welcome back Sam, all is forgiven

Nothing to forgive in my opinion. Just a world class athlete who fancied a new challenge on the wether we like it or not big stage on international RU.

[Scubby]

Wouldn't it be great for him to be welcomed back onto the pitch on Saturday? Ceremonial not playing obviously.

[gossage]

but mike ford said he was staying??.....

[davet]

^{Always gonna happen with the amount of rumours and stories been bound around.}

 

^{No better place for him to be really.}

[Saintslass]

BBC article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/34732141

 

He must be missing the beach and the barbies ... can't think why.

[Exiled Wiganer]

I love that family!

Welcome home, and we'll say no more about it.

 

 

(If he had to leave us, I guess having a miserable time and being hounded out is about the best TGG could hope for (though personally v harsh on him, regrettably) - maybe that will decourager les autres, as they say in Leigh.)

[Guest]

Wouldn't it be great for him to be welcomed back onto the pitch on Saturday? Ceremonial not playing obviously.

Yep. Just get him to send a few tweets out about he'll be at the game on Saturday and let the media run with it from there :-)

[9' oller]

May fancy a try of wendyball with a premier club. They pay well apparently

[John Drake]

Can this stay on here now? 

 

Yes!

[RLDave]

Strange how this morning Bruce Craig was quoted on the Sky sports app as saying Sam hasn't asked to leave, nobody has come in for Sam, Sam see's himself in the back row and Bath were even looking to extend Sam's contract. I'm glad Burgess has seen sense now anyway although I'd have liked to have seen him in Super League for a year before going back to the NRL.

[Scubby]

Yep. Just get him to send a few tweets out about he'll be at the game on Saturday and let the media run with it from there :-)

 

He will be at the game. No doubt about that.

[londonrlfan]

If he gets back to his 2013/14 level, just imagine him in the pack for England, with Burgess x2 and James Graham. What a chance it would be to win a World Cup.

[Guest]

Great news.

[tuutaisrambo]

Get in..well done sam....get your boots on for a proper england team on Saturday!!!

[Amber Avenger]

Thought Burgess was seeing out his contract at Bath - didn't realise it only had two days to run!

 

Welcome back Sam!