speculation will mount over the team boss\u2019 future<\/a> following Saturday\u2019s Headingley finale.<\/p>\nWane has been in the role since 2020 and is contracted until after next year\u2019s World Cup. Hull KR ace Burgess, who played for him at Wigan Warriors, insisted the players remain solidly behind the gaffer and are keen for him to remain in charge in 2026.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt club level he has been there and done it all, playing and coaching,\u201d Burgess said. \u201cHe has built a good squad over the past few years \u2013 and not just the squad, but the staff as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has picked the right people for the job and 100 per cent he should stay in the job, no matter what happens.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has gathered a good group of blokes and it has got that club feel, which is always good. It has been good mingling with lads from other clubs and it\u2019s only going to get better next year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Burgess, 31, has had to wait a decade and two Tests to gain his fourth England cap.<\/p>\n
Having been left out of the squad for the opening two encounters of the current series, he replaces Dom Young who suffered a broken foot last week.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am over the moon,\u201d he said of his call-up. \u201cIt has been 10 years since my last international cap so I\u2019m very grateful.<\/p>\n
\u201cI probably took it for granted back then, but now I am willing to put my foot down and really cement a spot.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Ashes is over, but there\u2019s a big competition next year and if I can impress in this game, hopefully I can be in the back of Waney\u2019s mind to pick me again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Burgess insisted he never gave up hope of being back on the biggest stage. \u201cI always had the goal to get back in at England,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn 2016-17 I was in and around the training squad, but never actually played. There has been a few times when I thought I could have got a chance in the past four or five years, but I\u2019ve changed a few things about my life in the past two years and it has paid off.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is very rewarding. I wrote it down at the start of this year, that it was one of my goals to get picked.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wrote a few things and they\u2019ve ended up coming off; it\u2019s a bit weird \u2013 I\u2019ll be\u00a0 writing all sorts of things at the start of next year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Explaining what he has done differently since joining the Robins from Salford Red Devils ahead of the 2024 season, Burgess revealed: \u201cDiet was the big one.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I first moved to Hull I was living with Tyrone May and he was doing all the cooking \u2013 cooking me steak, eggs, cheese and avocado for about two months!<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought he was mad, but I could feel myself feeling better, with a lot more energy and better sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n
Saturday\u2019s England game will give Burgess a close up look at Aussie full-back sensation Reece Walsh, who\u2019ll play for Brisbane Broncos against Hull KR in February\u2019s World Club Challenge.<\/p>\n
Burgess is focussing on \u201cone job at a time\u201d, but stressed: \u201cHe has had a bit of a bumpy year, but the last five or six weeks of the season he was untouchable.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am excited for the challenge and to see how quick he actually is. You can\u2019t really tell from the sideline.\u201d<\/p>\n
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