Burgess twins virtual strangers in homeland England Rabbitohs' Burgess brothers (from left) Luke, Sam and twins George and Tom. Picture: Gregg Porteous Source: The Daily Telegraph Identical 6ft 5in twins, each weighing 120kg, command attention wherever they are. But Tom and George Burgess are enjoying the relative anonymity of being back in England for the Rugby League World Cup. These days the Rabbitohs star are recognised almost everywhere they go in Australia. "I'm liking being over here and not having people watching you," said Tom. For Sydney players especially, there's a lot of scrutiny. Because there are four of us and we're English, we're a bit different, a novelty. Sydney has adopted them and mother Julie into its celebrity set. Luke, the oldest and only brother denied an England call-up, has a catwalk model girlfriend. Sam's girlfriend is an X-factor contestant and Tom is dating Miss Universe Australia, Laura Dundovic. At Salford City Stadium, not too far from Dewsbury Moor where they grew up sons of a labourer and a school teacher, it seems appropriate to reflect. "It's pretty weird to think back to when we were younger, just loving our rugby and imagine we were going to be doing all this," said George. "It's very strange," adds Tom. But it comes from hard work and that's what dad taught us. It is easy to see the impact father Mark had on the 21-year-olds. They were 14 when he died of Motor Neurone disease aged 45. "Dad always brought us up to be close," said Tom. But when he died we took it on ourselves to always look out for each other. We didn't have that father figure there so we became that for each other. We definitely feel like a mutual support system. George interjects: "He was a big strong tough front rower like me and Tom. He was good at instilling great characteristics you need to be a good player - hard work, discipline, not just the skill. He was a good teacher. The twins can only be told apart by George's slightly bent nose and battle scars. "We used to swap places at school when lessons were a bit boring," said Tom. They have not been back since making their debut for the Knights - England's B team - a year ago. "It's been great to be around English teammates again for the World Cup," said Tom. It's so important to be close. We're trying to make it so the whole team are like brothers.