Tom Burgess speaks out on shocking Super League transfer

In one of the biggest signings in Super League history, Tom Burgess has completed a shock move to Huddersfield Giants for the 2025 Super League season linking up the Giants at the end of the current NRL season with South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Burgess had been linked with a move to Leeds Rhinos and to Warrington Wolves where he could have linked up with his older brother Sam Burgess who is now Head Coach at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.

This has come as a major shock but speaking to the club’s website, Burgess has explained the move to the Giants.

He said: “I feel real good actually, about getting it all sorted and obviously I have been looking at potentially coming back to the Super League for the last few years but now I re-signed with Souths until the end of the year, but no I’ve been really fortunate to get in touch with Huddersfield, we came to an agreement.

“One thing I am really excited about coming back to Huddersfield, it’s really close to where I grew up, where I went to school, bringing my young family back there and it’s going to be really cool to come back to where it all began with a great club like Huddersfield Giants.”

Giants Director pleased with Burgess coup

Giants Managing Director Richard Thewlis also discussed securing Burgess on a three-year deal.

“This move needed to be early given the reputation, ability and standing of Thomas in the game. It’s an enormous coup for us to bring him back to Huddersfield where it all started for him several years ago.

“We missed him as an academy player with him choosing the Bulls who at the time were amongst the game’s dominant forces but It’s simply wonderful that he wants to come back to England and more importantly for us to Huddersfield having grown up just down the road in Dewsbury.

“Players of this quality in their prime – which Thomas is – and was amply demonstrated recently in the test series against Tonga don’t become available very often but for us the stars aligned at the right time, and we were quickly able to secure his signature.

“I’d expect this to be huge new for a couple of days and then both parties move on to the immediate priority. For ourselves it’s preparing for the Betfred Super League opener at Leigh and for Thomas its preparing for another great season at Souths.

“We thank the Souths club for their assistance in making this announcement and in particular CEO Blake Solly who is well known to the English Super League. We’ll then meet up with Thomas and his family and begin our journeys together in November of this year.”