ENGLAND and GB Sevens player Phil Burgess has called time on his rugby career and will not be part of this summer’s Olympics in Tokyo.
Burgess, a key member of the silver medal-winning squad at the Rio Games in 2016, said: “I’ve taken part in the early GB camps and it’s great to have been back with the team. However, the distance from home to Loughborough as well as the camp nature means balancing rugby and family life can be difficult.
“I’ve always prided myself on doing my best in everything I do – on the pitch, in the gym, in analysis sessions, as a husband and as a father.
“I have two ...