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Sam Burgess: SAS escape & Russell Crowe’s prank calls | Stick to Cricket Ep 8
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Aug 12, 202558:49
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Rugby legend Sam Burgess joins Phil Tufnell, Sir Alastair Cook, David Lloyd and Michael Vaughan on Stick to Cricket for a powerful, wide-ranging episode full of thrilling stories and laughs – brought to you by Betfair!
Sam discusses winning the NRL Grand Final with a broken jaw, pulling off prank calls with Russell Crowe and the personal battles he faced after losing his dad at a young age.
He also reflects on his controversial move to rugby union, why it didn’t work out, and what he learned from stepping outside of league.
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"Sam Burgess: SAS escape & Russell Crowe’s prank calls | Stick to Cricket Ep 8" is an episode of Stick to Cricket. Runtime 58 min. Published August 12, 2025. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
