Burgess has left with immediate effect after completing only the first 12 months of his three-year contract.

Sam Burgess has left Bath with immediate effect.

Dual-code international Burgess is set to head back to rugby league after completing only one year of a three-year deal at Bath.

The 26-year-old Yorkshireman returned to training with the Aviva Premiership side on Monday after being given time off following England’s disappointing World Cup campaign.