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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Aaron Bower

Warrington’s Sam Burgess: ‘Giving up playing was hard but coaching is next best thing’

Sam Burgess
‘I’m pretty balanced so every bit of experience I’ve gathered over the last 20 years has shaped the way I will coach,’ says Sam Burgess. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

Perhaps it is fitting that in the year that IMG presses on with plans to make Super League more appealing, the competition has been graced with arguably the most high-profile, headline-grabbing coaching appointment it has ever seen.

Of course, this wasn’t supposed to be the plan for Sam Burgess. He turned 35 only a couple of months ago and as recently as several years ago, would have likely laughed had you told him he would have been tasked with transforming the fortunes of Warrington Wolves in 2024.

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