Sam Burgess

First Grade Coach
Brief info

A former NRL and Rugby Union player, Sam has represented his homeland, England in both codes. Sam is a Premiership winning player and a Clive Churchill Medallist, who also captained both club and country. He was known as one of rugby leagues most elite players until a shoulder injury forced him to retire at the end of 2019.

A former NRL and Rugby Union player, Sam has represented his homeland, England in both codes.  Sam is a Premiership winning player and a Clive Churchill Medallist, who also captained both club and country.  He was known as one of rugby leagues most elite players until a shoulder injury forced him to retire at the end of 2019.

Arriving to the Orara Valley Axemen as Head Coach in 2022, his aim is not only to motivate and coach a successful team to victory, but to inspire the return of grass roots footy within the community.  Sam hopes to enrich the valley with the spirit he has for the game and to make the sporting club a base for the community, to not only embrace but be proud of.