Number 18- Brian O’Driscoll celebrates in his final Irish appearance as a 6 Nations winner

Number 17-  Fans get creative with their fancy dress at the NZ7s

Number 16-  Spectacular scenes from the Millennium Stadium for Wales’ 6 Nations opener.

Number 15- A brilliant action shot from the Leinster Senior Cup in awul conditions 

Number 14- Beer & Rugby in harmony

Number 13- The answer behind Germany’s success at this years World Cup in Brazil?

Number 12- Brad Barritt shows no sign of pain after bruising performance against the Wallabies

Number 11-  Two legends meet each other for the final time

Number 10- The Kiwis celebrate winning the Hong Kong 7s by performing the haka in the rain.

Number 9- Bryan Habana & Toulon continue the selfie trend 

Number 8 – Sam Burgess takes no prisoners with his first carry in his Bath debut

Number 7 – Ireland celebrate an unbeaten November Series after beating Australia 

Number 6 – Samoa & England link arms on the Twickenham pitch after a physical game

Number 5 – The Honey Badger & Alastair Cook enjoy a can after the Babas & Leicester game

Number 4 – Sonny Bill makes his return to union in the ITM Cup

Number 3 – South Africa end the All Blacks unbeaten run in thriller

Number 2- We say goodbye to one of the legends of the game

Number 1 – And to another…

A special late edition from a fan, great suggesion

Let us know which was your favourite or feel free to send in ones to our Facebook or Twitter!

Del.icio.us

Facebook

TweetThis

Digg

StumbleUpon

Scans done this morning on Sam Burgess have revealed that he played the whole NRL Grand final with a fractured cheek bone and fractured eye socket, which will need corrective surgery to put right.

Burgess sustained the injuries in the first clash of the game, when fellow Englishman James Graham tackled him.

“Scans this morning have confirmed that Rabbitohs lock Sam Burgess requires surgery to repair fractures in his cheekbone and eye socket,” read a statement from the Rabbitohs.

“Burgess will have surgery this afternoon to have a plate inserted into his face to repair the damage.”

Burgess himself revealed that, although he is in considerable discomfort, the excitement of being an NRL champion is helping to keep the pain at bay.

“The cheek is pretty sore, the adrenaline has certainly worn off,” Burgess told 2KY’s Big Sports Breakfast.

“It is worth it for the feeling we got at the end of the game. This year certainly meant a lot to me being my last at the club.

“It is a feeling that will be very hard to replicate. I’m just thankful to be a part of it and given the opportunity at the club.”

Burgess is set to move to rugby union, and join Bath RUFC in England soon. That move has been delayed until his injuries heal.

“It will be a while, but that is the least of my worries right now,” the player added.

“Hopefully this face won’t be damaged for too long. I have to get it fixed and then crack on.”

Meanwhile, Burgess has also confessed that he did feel a little embarrassed when he saw just how overcome with emotion he had been at the end of Sunday’s game.

“There was a time in the game when I looked like a little baby, crying my eyes out,” Burgess told Nova 969’s Fitzy and Wippa today.

“It’s quite embarrassing, looking back at it. I watched the game last night.

“I took the ball in a couple of minutes after I’d cracked my cheekbone for the first time and I thought it would be a good telling sign if I was able to play and thankfully it didn’t really hurt too much.

“My face went numb — I think I did something to the nerves in my face. I (still) can’t feel my teeth or my gums. I might have damaged nerves.”

Due to the injuries, Burgess also had to play it cool when it came to celebrating the Rabbitohs’ victory.

“It’s been pretty quiet. I’ve had to pull up stumps pretty quick, to be honest,” he said.

“It’s dangerous with my face. I had a couple of beers after the game and on Monday but I pulled up pretty quick.

“Benny Te’o’s had a good go. We went back to my apartment on Sunday night and the apartment is a disgrace. I’m going to have to get cleaners in there to fix it up.”

Burgess also had a friendly dig at England team-mate James Graham, whose head had collided with Burgess’s face and caused the injury.

“I think it’s the hair — the ginger hair,” he smiled.

“Growing up I think he must have got bullied so it made the skull a bit thicker.”

Del.icio.us

Facebook

TweetThis

Digg

StumbleUpon