England dealt major 傷害 blow as Sam Burgess 身を引くs from the squad for autumn internationals: 'I'm gutted... I love playing for my country'

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England have 苦しむd a major blow ahead of the autumn internationals with the 撤退 of talismanic 今後 Sam Burgess.

The former Bradford favourite, 指名するd this week と一緒に his twin brothers Tom and George in Wayne Bennett's 24-man squad, 選ぶd up shoulder and wrist 傷害s playing for South Sydney in the latter 行う／開催する／段階s of the NRL season and says he cannot 延期する 外科.

'I'm gutted that I have to 身を引く because I love playing for my country and it is a 広大な／多数の／重要な honour,' Burgess said.

England have 苦しむd a blow ahead of autumn internationals with 撤退 of Sam Burgess

'The reality of the 状況／情勢 is that it's imperative that I get these 外科s done and, with a 見解（をとる） to the next three or four years, I need to get them done now.

'I'll be watching on from Australia and 元気づける on England against フラン and N ew Zealand, and I'm sure the team will do England proud.'

Burgess, who recently 調印するd a four-year 契約 拡張 with the Rabbitohs, captained England in the 2017 World Cup final in December in the absence of Sean O'Loughlin and won his 23rd cap in helping them （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 the Kiwis 36-18 in Denver in June.

England say they will 指名する a 交替／補充 over the 週末, 許すing Bennett to 査定する／（税金などを）課す 競争相手s in the 最高の League 半分-決勝戦.

Burgess 支えるd shoulder and wrist 傷害s playing for South Sydney in the NRL season

St Helens 今後 Matty 物陰／風下s and the Warrington trio of Harvey Livett, Jack Hughes and Joe Philbin will all be hoping they caught the coach's 注目する，もくろむ in Thursday's game and there will be other 候補者s on show at Wigan on Friday.

Castleford's Oliver Holmes is in the England Knights squad for the 小旅行する to Papua New Guinea, while team-mate マイク McMeeken was a member of Bennett's World Cup squad.

England play フラン at Leigh Sports Village on Wednesday, October 17, in their first match on home 国／地域 since 2016 and take on the Kiw is at 船体's KCOM Stadium on October 27, at Anfield on November 4 and at Elland Road on November 11.