Sam Burgess wins appeal against conviction for intimidating father-in-law

Judge finds former Rabbitohs captain’s version of heated Southern Highlands row was ‘reasonably possible’

The conviction of former South Sydney NRL captain Sam Burgess for intimidating his father-in-law has been quashed after a judge said there was reasonable doubt the offence occurred.

A magistrate in February found the 32-year-old Burgess had yelled “f--- you, I’m going to get you” 20cm from Mitchell Hooke’s face during an expletive-riddled rage, sparked when Burgess was asked to leave the Hookes’ property in the Southern Highlands in October 2019.

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