SAM BURGESS has now been in charge of the Warrington Wolves for over a year.
In that time, the former England and South Sydney Rabbitohs hero has transformed the Cheshire club from nearly men to silverware challengers.
When Burgess was appointed head coach – which was the 35-year-old’s first professional head coaching role – there was shock.
But, now Burgess himself has explained how the move came about.
“I rang Simon Moran. I rang Simon and I told him I could help the club. I told him I believed that I could break the drought,” Burgess explained on The Eddie and Stevo Podcast.
“I don’t know if she took me seriously to begin with, but as the next day passed I shot him another message and told him I was serious.
“I knew it was a bit of a long shot because I’m a young coach and nobody knows too much about my coaching credentials, but I believed I could cut through to the playing group so we sat down and had a formal interview.
“It moved pretty quick. No one had to sell me anything, I know about Warrington, I’ve known Simon for a number of years, probably 10-15 years. Not as close as I know Russell, but I’ve known him through Russell.
“I know how passionate about the club he is, so I just called him directly and that’s where it started really.”
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