Rabbits’ ire at Sam ban

ANGRY South Sydney coach Anthony Seibold refused to take questions after star Sam Burgess was rubbed out for two weeks at the NRL judiciary for dangerous contact.

The Rabbitohs were furious after Burgess failed in his attempt to argue he was merely bracing for contact when his forearm collected Josh Morris’s neck in the Rabbitohs’ win over Canterbury.

It means he will miss Friday’s clash with ladder leaders St George Illawarra, before also sitting out next week’s local derby with the Roosters.

In a 50-minute hearing, Burgess’s team argued the forward had less than one second to brace for the tackle.

Burgess would have avoided a ban had it not been for carry-over points.

Traditionally, players or coaches take questions after judiciary outcomes but Seibold was in no mood after he made a brief statement last night.