The curse of the Burgess brothers: How the career moves of Sam and George destroyed their marriages

The Burgess brothers are known for being unlucky in love and their footy careers are often to blame.

NRL star George Burgess is the latest sibling to end his marriage and split from his wife Joanna King after seven years.

Sources close to the player confirmed to Daily Mail Australia this week that the former St. George Illawarra player, 31, moved out of their family home in March and he has already been spotted on the dating apps Tinder and Raya.

While their divorce is said to be amicable, unlike his brother Sam Burgess’s tumultuous breakup with his ex-wife Phoebe, there seems to be one similarity between the brothers – an international move with their partners both took place before the breakup.

George and Joanna moved to the UK with their family in November 2019, after he signed a three-year contract with English team Wigan Warriors.

At the time, Super League champions Wigan announced that the England international front-rower would be joining them for the 2020 season.

Earlier in 2019, George was serving a nine-game suspension after pleading guilty to dazzling Wests Tigers player Robbie Farah.

“George is one of the best front rowers in the world,” Wigan head coach Adrian Lam said in a club statement at the time.

“He is well respected by his peers in the NRL and internationally and his experience, leadership and physique will really benefit us.”

And while their shocking split was supposed to be amicable, unlike his brother Sam Burgess’s tumultuous divorce from his ex-wife Phoebe, there seems to be at least one similarity between the brothers; an international move with their partners both took place before the breakup

George and Joanna moved to the UK with their family in November 2019, after he signed a three-year contract with English team Wigan Warriors.

Meanwhile, Sam, 34, and Phoebe, 35, moved to Bath in late 2014 – a year before they tied the knot in December 2015 at her family’s sprawling estate in Bowral.

Phoebe previously said she was “completely in love” with the town when they settled there before returning to Australia and starting a family.

The second youngest of the four Burgess brothers, played NRL in Australia for four years before being tempted back to his homeland in the UK.

Joanna is pictured in the UK settling abroad

Sam, 34, and Phoebe, 35, moved to Bath in late 2014 – a year before they tied the knot in December 2015 at her family’s sprawling estate in Bowral. Pictured together in the UK

Phoebe previously said she was ‘absolutely in love with life in Bath’ as ​​they settled their lives there before returning to Australia and starting a family

‘I had gone from West Yorkshire to Sydney; this great city, where it was blazing hot. I went to the beach every day, played golf four times a week and played professional rugby league. I was living my dream,” Sam previously told The Daily Mail.

Phoebe separated from Rabbitoh’s star Sam in October 2019 before they finalized their divorce a year later.

They got married in 2015, separated in late 2018, and resumed their relationship in early 2019. They separated for good on October 2 of that year.

Phoebe is pictured with Sam’s brothers Tom and George in the UK

Phoebe recently said she was “doing well” as she juggled her career raising her two children with Sam, daughter Poppy, age six, and son Billy, age four.

Daily Mail Australia revealed last month that Sam is now expecting a third child with his new partner Lucy Graham, just five months after they went public with their romance.

“We are so excited and happy to start this new chapter together…Have a great day,” the England rugby league star said in a statement.

The split between George and Joanna was made public on Thursday.

Phoebe separated from Rabbitoh’s star Sam in October 2019 before they finalized their divorce a year later. Phoebe recently said she was “doing well” as she juggled her career raising her two children with Sam, daughter Poppy, six, and son Billy, four

Sources close to the player confirmed to Daily Mail Australia that he left the property he shared with Joanna in March and has since moved into an apartment in Bondi.

Insiders claim the couple, who have three children together and were once considered inseparable, are “100 percent older.”

Burgess acknowledged Joanna in a recent Mother’s Day tribute, despite their breakup.

Joanna, an interior designer, reportedly moved back to Queensland with her parents.

She’s rumored to be gearing up to launch a mummy blog/influencer-type business to tie in with her recent social media tease of a “special announcement coming soon.”

The split between George and Joanna was made public on Thursday. Sources close to the player confirmed to Daily Mail Australia that he left the property he shared with Joanna in March and has since moved into an apartment in Bondi.

The couple, who were last photographed together on March 14, had endured a whirlwind of challenges in recent years.

Burgess’ gambling addiction is public knowledge and he has been open about attending rehab to cope.

Joining the Dragons after two years at home in England, the former South Sydney striker became the first man to play professional rugby league following hip resurfacing surgery.

But his comeback was overshadowed in March 2022 when he was charged by police after a woman claimed he “touched her buttocks” without permission.

Burgess later entered a rehab center to deal with personal issues unrelated to the criminal charges.

He made two appearances for the Dragons’ NSW Cup side in August following his absence from the club.

George plays for the Dragons last year

Burgess (pictured with attorney Bryan Wrench, right) pleaded not guilty when he was charged with sexual assault without consent last March

He is back in rugby league and remains determined to make a comeback having recently signed for Cairns Brothers.

British-born Burgess admitted he felt the time was right, as Daily Mail Australia revealed last week.

“I had been back in South Sydney doing the corporate game day stuff and I saw the energy again, and I felt maybe it was time to go back to a football club,” he said after his reveal in Cairns last Wednesday. .

Burgess and his ex-model wife met in 2014 while he was playing for the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

They were engaged two years later and have three children together, Boston, four, Birdie, three, and Blainey, two.

Insiders claim the pair, once thought to be inseparable, are ‘100 percent over’, marking the end of a relationship that lasted more than seven years and spawned three children