BURGESS NOT TOO BULLISH.Byline: TERVOR BAXTER ENGLAND star Sam Burgess is staying silent over reports he has played his final game for Bradford Bulls. Reports from Australia suggest the 20-year-old second row has agreed a three-year deal with South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs, also known as Souths, SSFC or The Rabbits, are an Australian professional rugby league team based in Sydney, New South Wales. . Burgess is contracted to the Bulls until 2011 but has made no secret of his desire to test himself in the Aussie NRL Noun 1. NRL - the United States Navy's defense laboratory that conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines Naval Research Laboratory . That looks likely next year providing the Rabbitohs, whose major stake-holder is Gladiator star Russell Crowe, provide a suitable compensation package. Burgess is training with England for next month's Gillette Four Nations tournament. He insisted: "I have no comment to make. I'm telling everyone the same." Bradford chairman Peter Hood said: "I can't stop them negotiating with Sam. But if they want to sign him, they would have to pay very substantial compensation." Wigan's Sam Tomkins, Salford's Richie Myler and Kyle Eastmond, of St Helens, have been nominated for Super League's Young Player of the Year award Several sports leagues honor their best player with an award called Player of the Year. In the United States, this type of award is usually called a Most Valuable Player award. The awards with the "player of the year" phrasing include these. . Burgess won the trophy in 2007. CAPTION(S): IN DEMAND Sam Burgess could be lured to Australia |
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