Sam Burgess has been hailed "a true hero" for saving a man's life after he began choking in a Sydney fish market.
Burgess, who returned to Australia and rugby league late in 2015 after failing to make an impact on rugby union following a poor Rugby World Cup for England, was attending a team meal with the rest of the South Sydney Rabbitohs squad at Sydney Fish Markets.
The 27-year-old was taking part in a fish-eating challenge with the Souths squad members and one of the staff working at the fish market decided to join in. But when the restaurant manager started to choke on a piece of the seafood, Burgess is said to have immediately run over to him and try and dislodge his blocked throat.
One witness told foxsports.com.au: "The Souths boys were at work doing a fish-eating challenge and then one of the managers got involved.