Messages between Sam Burgess and his Melbourne fling have resurfaced hours after he admitted to cheating on his wife, Phoebe, during their four-year marriage.
The former NRL star was interrogated during an episode of SAS Australia on Monday night, where he conceded he hadn’t been ‘the greatest husband’.
‘I embarrassed my wife. I’d had an affair with a girl, a woman in Melbourne. I was away on tour, and regretfully that happened. It would have been tough for Phoebe.’
In late 2020, messages purporting to be between Burgess and a Melbourne mother surfaced, painting the picture of a short lived affair while the Englishman was representing his country in the Rugby World Cup.
The duo met on several occasions, exchanged photos and videos and regularly Facetimed between October and November 2017.
Messages between Sam Burgess and his Melbourne fling have resurfaced hours after he admitted to cheating on his wife, Phoebe, during their four-year marriage
The former NRL star was interrogated during an episode of SAS Australia on Monday night, where he conceded he hadn’t been ‘the greatest husband’ to ex-wife, Phoebe (pictured together)
Burgess was pictured buying a coffee and juice in Coogee on Tuesday afternoon, just one day after he admitted to cheating on Phoebe during an interrogation on SAS Australia
By May 2018, the relationship had soured. The mistress saw a social media post Burgess made with his wife, Phoebe and daughter, Poppy Alice.
‘I see stuff appear on my Insta feed and I have to say it really does make me question all the crap you fed me to clearly get me in to bed,’ the woman wrote in the text.
‘To come in to my home and all the hours we spent talking about how unhappy you were and living separate lives… why would you do this to not only your wife but me? I feel like the biggest fool. How dare you.’
Up until that point, the banter had been flirtatious between the pair, using pet names ‘Big Rig’ and ‘Monkey’ for each other.
The woman made it clear that she knew Burgess had a wife, alluding to the fact that he ‘couldn’t be seen out with a girl’ while planning rendezvous and even offering to cease contact when she learned Phoebe had surprised him with a visit from Sydney.
Burgess did not delve into the details of the affair on Monday night’s episode of SAS, and it is not clear if the issue will be addressed again in the future.
By May 2018, the relationship had soured. The mistress saw a social media post Burgess made with his wife, Phoebe and daughter, Poppy Alice
The resurfaced messages reveal the woman suggested he tell people she was his physiotherapist when she would visit him in the team hotel, and once joked that she introduced herself as a physio when she met Burgess’ brother at a bar
Burgess masked up for the brief outing, chatting to staff from outside the cafe as they prepared his coffee and a juice
The resurfaced messages reveal the woman suggested he tell people she was his physiotherapist when she would visit him in the team hotel, and once joked that she introduced herself as a physio when she met Burgess’ brother at a bar.
The woman, who was able to secure Burgess and his teammates pricey booths and free entry into a Melbourne bar, released the messages to News Corp in October 2020 after the retired Rabbitohs star had already separated from his wife.
‘I’m speaking out because they are not indestructible. I don’t want them to think they can hide behind a club,’ the woman said.
She first addressed the affair with the South Sydney Rabbitohs on September 19, 2018.
After speaking with chief executive Blake Solly, she claims she received 21 missed calls – some from Burgess’ mobile and others from a private number.
She also received a text which read: ‘It’s Sam. Can you call when you get chance. Thanks.’
In late 2020, messages purporting to be between Burgess and a Melbourne mother surfaced, painting the picture of a short lived affair while the Englishman was representing his country in the Rugby World Cup
American waitress Oak Schuetz claimed she was dating the star after meeting while queueing for a drink at The Establishment in Sydney’s CBD in December 2019
At the time, the club was also dealing with a complaint made by a 23-year-old woman alleging Burgess and a teammate had sent her naked pictures and tried to video chat her.
Rabbitohs officials later cleared Burgess of any wrongdoing relating to that matter.
Just three months later, however, he and Phoebe separated. The couple had recently given birth to their second child, a son named Billy.
By early 2019, the couple had reconciled, but called it quits for good by October that year.
Weeks later, American waitress Oak Schuetz claimed she was dating the star after meeting while queueing for a drink at The Establishment in Sydney’s CBD.
She said: ‘I’m going to take a chance on him. Maybe it’s just a fling. I hope it’s not, but it’s fun right now. We’re dating for sure – it’s exciting’.
But when Burgess denied the relationship, Ms Schuetz backtracked, insisting they were just friends and both single.
Phoebe and Burgess share two children, Poppy and Billy, and were together for five years