Rugby league star George Burgess has been handed a boost in a rather unusual way by Russell Crowe after landing a film role alongside Hollywood superstar Liam Hemsworth.
The English prop's NRL career in Australia appears to be over after he was released by the St George Illawarra Dragons following a breakdown in relationship with the club's head coach Anthony Griffin. But out-of-contract Burgess is making the most of his time out and has linked up with acting royalty in Crowe and Hemsworth for 2023 film 'Land of Bad' - according to the Sydney Morning Herald .
South Sydney Rabbitohs owner Crowe is a close friend of the Burgess family from when the four brothers left the Super League to join his side Down Under. And George has now been given a cameo role by Crowe in the upcoming military film that is being shot in Queensland.
