NRL star Sam Burgess pulls Bondi pad from market

South Sydney Rabbitoh's star Sam Burgess has pulled his Bondi Beach apartment from the market.

He's decided to hang on to the Bondi Pacific property and lease it.

"We had some great offers but Sam has decided to hang on to it and lease it," McGrath agent Edward Reid advised.

Burgess, who returned to the NRL at the start of this season, listed the off-the-plan apartment which he bought during his first stint with the Sydney club.

Following his return from England, the second-rower and wife Phoebe Hooke have instead upgraded to a $3.8 million, four bedroom home with large home theatre and pool in Maroubra.

He paid $2.065 million in 2011 and then listed for quietly in mid-March, for an undisclosed price of around $2.95 million.

The furnished second floor apartment has two bedrooms, an outdoor terrace and even a small lawn. The asking rent fully furnished through McGrath was $2500 a week. It was $1950 unfurnished.

This article was first published in the Saturday Daily Telegraph.