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See Burgess (surname) for people with the surname or given name Burgess.
Sam Burgess (born 14 December 1988) is an English professional rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League. A Great Britain and England international representative forward, he previously played for English club Bradford Bulls of Super League.
Burgess was born on 14 December 1988 in Leeds, West Yorkshire. He played his junior rugby for Dewsbury Moor. He attended Heckmondwike Grammar School to receive a secondary education before becoming a rugby player. His late father, Mark Burgess, was also a rugby league footballer who played for Nottingham City, Rochdale Hornets, Dewsbury and Hunslet. His older brother Luke, and younger twin brothers Tom and George, are all professional rugby league footballers. He regularly trains with Chris Feather (who is a personal trainer) who currently lives with him in Australia and plays with the Wyong Roos in the Central Coast.
He also used to play for Liversedge Cricket Club. Burgess supports Leeds United in Association football. He is now living in Sydney.
Sonny William 'Sonny Bill' Williams (born 3 August 1985) is a New Zealand rugby union player, heavyweight boxer and former rugby league player. He is only the second person to represent New Zealand in rugby union after first playing for the country in rugby league. In rugby union he usually plays as a centre. He is particularly known in rugby league and rugby union for his ability to offload the ball in the tackle and, in rugby league, for his shoulder charges.
He started his professional rugby league career with the Canterbury Bulldogs in the Australian NRL. In 2008 he controversially left the Bulldogs mid-season to play rugby union with French club Toulon. In 2010 Williams signed with the New Zealand Rugby Union in an ultimately successful bid to play for the All Blacks at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He played for Canterbury in the 2010 ITM Cup before being selected for the All Blacks' end of year tour in 2010, making his debut against England at Twickenham. He played for the Crusaders in the 2011 season of Super Rugby and plays for the Chiefs in the 2012 Super Rugby season. He was a member of the All Blacks squad that won the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Mose Masoe (born 17 May 1989 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a New Zealand/Samoanrugby league player who currently plays for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. His position is at prop or back row. He was selected in the Samoan and New Zealand train on squads in 2010. Masoe is known for being one of the hardest hitting tacklers in today's game.
From Wellington, Masoe played for the Randwick Kingfishers in the Wellington Rugby League competition and the Wellington Orcas in the Bartercard Cup.
John William Sattler (born 28 July 1942 in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales) is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s. He was a rugged Prop forward who led his club, South Sydney to four premiership victories between 1967 and 1971 and who played four tests for Australia – three as the national captain. He is also the father of former rugby league player Scott Sattler who won a premiership with Penrith in 2003.
One of the hardmen of Australian rugby league 'Satts' was an aggressive player on the field but a softly spoken gentleman off the field, hence his other nickname "Gentleman John". He began playing rugby league at the relatively late age of 16 for Kurri Kurri and represented Newcastle against the touring British side in 1962. The following year he joined South Sydney.
In 1967 he was appointed Souths captain and he inspired Souths to premiership wins on four occasions in 1967, 1968, 1970 and 1971. He also led his team to the Grand Final in 1969 where they lost to Balmain. His position of choice was at lock forward though he played his best football at Prop forward.