Australia's National Rugby League has reportedly refused to register code-hoping Sam Burgess's big money deal with South Sydney, the club being ruled to be over the salary cap.
Sam Burgess playing rugby union for England against France in 2015. Photo: PHOTOSPORT
After a failed stint with English rugby, Burgess was lured back to league on a three-year deal, described as the richest in the game's history and believed to be worth 1.6 million dollars a season.
But the NRL has ruled that Souths will have to offload more talent to accommodate Burgess under the salary cap.
Burgess is considered a hero among the Rabbitohs' faithful after a memorable performance in their drought-breaking grand final win last year in which he famously played with a fractured cheekbone.
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