Sam Burgess exploring legal options against ex-wife

Sam Burgess has chosen to keep his head down in the media following his clearance by police last week, but could take legal action against accusations of domestic violence and drug abuse.

Meanwhile, ex-wife Phoebe has decided to selectively choose who she talks to in a bid to get her story out there.

Burgess had been cleared of domestic abuse and drug abuse by New South Wales after Phoebe’s accusation, with the former South Sydney Rabbitohs forward continuing to maintain his innocence against domestic violence claims.

Sam had recently been the winner of reality TV show SAS Australia, but in the run up to that victory, Phoebe blasted the NRL for not doing enough to address Sam’s drinking and drugs problem and help him get better.

“There were things that the club knew that I didn’t,” Phoebe said. “I was kept in the dark in my own marriage.

“I want to challenge some very powerful people to look at their own behaviour, to look at the way they handled the situation, the role they played in all of this.”

Phoebe, in a video interview for The Weekend Australian, added: “I spoke to someone in the NRL the other day and said, I have been quiet a really long time. I’ve been almost complicit. I’ve actually been helping you do what you do.

“I’ve been there. I’ve heard things that are wrong and said nothing. I’ve helped make things go away, I’ve helped the cover-up narrative, I’ve been there for the toxicity. I’ve seen it. It’s not working for you and I’m not going anywhere.”

Sam has been working on Rabbitohs owner Russell Crowe’s latest new film in Thailand as he begins to rebuild his life.