NRL: Brothers to stick with Rabbitohs

Luke Burgess.

Sam Burgess' decision to move from league to rugby upset one of his siblings, but eldest brother Luke is adamant it won't have any bearing on whether the rest of the brood remain at Redfern.

The English Burgess forward quartet of Luke 27, Sam 25 and twins Tom and George, 21, finally all played together in the Rabbitohs side last year.

However, they will be reduced to a trio next year after Sam is released from his contract at the end of the current NRL campaign to move to rugby, where he will stake a claim for England's 2015 World Cup squad.

"Obviously Sam spoke to us about his ideas and all that sort of stuff, but it was always going to be Sam's decision at the end of the day," Luke said.

"I know George wasn't happy about the decision, but we were really pleased for Sam and really happy that he is going to test himself.

Tom and Luke are signed to the Rabbitohs to the end of 2015 and George until the conclusion of the 2016 campaign. Luke didn't anticipate Sam's decision would have any bearing on the footballing future of his three siblings.

"Not at all, Sam has made his own decision himself," Luke said.

"Myself, Thomas and George, we will continue to make our own decisions too, as to what's best for ourselves," Luke said.

- AAP