Warrington’s former union international has adapted to the switch now and is ready for the new Super League seasonWith players such as Sonny Bill Williams and George Burgess readying themselves for their eagerly anticipated debuts next weekend, there has perhaps never been a bigger buzz surrounding Super League. That will be
music to the ears of the sport’s followers but nobody may be quite as happy about the focus on those big names as Luther Burrell.
By his own admission 2019 was a difficult year for him. His high-profile code switch from Northampton to Warrington last July meant, inevitably, there was plenty of pressure to adjust at once to a game he had not played since turning out for Huddersfield Giants U15s. He is now 32. “I knew it would be tough and it’s been by no means an easy slog,” he says.