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Glenn Moore

SHOCKING: Rabbitoh legend seeks to break 71 year title drought - What They Never Told You

Sam Burgess played with a broken cheekbone throughout Souths' 2014 grand final win over Bulldogs. (Paul Miller/AAP PHOTOS)

NRL Hall of Famer Sam Burgess is hoping the lessons learned with South Sydney can carry the Warrington Wolves side he coaches to victory in England's Super League grand final.

Burgess won the Clive Churchill Medal for his performance in the Rabbitohs' 2014 grand final victory over Canterbury-Bankstown, but recalls that success came after near-misses as Souths sought to beak a drought that extended back to 1971.

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