I might rock the boat here a little, but here it goes.
Sam Burgess, great player, great reputation breaks both his cheek bone and eye socket in the game's opening hit up. Continues to play the rest of the match and his team wins.
The Clive Churchill medal is for the player judged to be the player of the match.
Sam Burgess, gets awarded this medal.
Was Sam Burgess the best player of the match?
What about the George Burgess try that steamed over 3 bulldogs to tear the game apart?
I did a search and found this news story from a few days ago.
