Bath: Sam Burgess 'could have been great' Rugby Union player

Bath have confirmed Sam Burgess’ cross code return to South Sydney for personal reasons while lamenting the departure of a player they insist “could have been a great”.

Burgess has left with immediate effect after completing only the first 12 months of his three-year contract after the Rabbitohs – the club he led to victory in the 2014 NRL grand final – paid in the region of £750,000 to secure his release.