Sam Burgess together with his England teammates. Photo/Getty.
Returning South Sydney superstar Sam Burgess will arrive back in Australia more than $210,000 poorer after shares he and members of the England rugby team reportedly bought in an oil drilling firm nosedived.
The Sun on Sunday newspaper claims Burgess invested heavily in LGO Energy along with teammates Danny Care
and David Wilson after being tipped off by the squad's kitman ahead of England's disastrous World Cup campaign.
Burgess quit English rugby giants Bath last week just one year into a three-year contract to head back to Souths and the NRL having been made a scapegoat in sections of the British media for the hosts' exit at the pool stages of their own competition.
The report claims that following the tip off in July that led to his initial investment, Burgess saw LGO Energy's share price plummet from $7,00 to $2,77 before the World Cup in September and the price now stands at just over a dollar on the London Stock Exchange.
According to a source close the team, the losses led to bickering between members of the squad throughout the competition.
