NRL star Sam Burgess was pulled over in the Southern Highlands on February 22
Burgess was driving without a NSW licence and driving an unregistered BMW X5
The 32-year-old was later charged with driving with cocaine present in his saliva
Burgess had been on his way to pick up his young daughter and son from Bowral
He has been involved in a bitter dispute with ex-wife Phoebe for past 18 months
Burgess has been filming second series of SAS Australia in the Blue Mountains
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NRL star Burgess has struck up a father-son relationship with pastor Rob Quatro
The pair were seen grabbing coffee at Nobby s Beach on the Gold Coast in March
The pastor claims the pair have quickly formed a father-son relationship
Quatro is a bodybuilding Pentecostal pastor from the popular Metro Church
Metro Church pastors had previously been involved in a racism row in the UK
Muscle-bound missionary Samâs unlikely saviour Sam Burgess has been through a divorce and a legal battle with his father-in-law, but the troubled sports star has found himself an unlikely mentor.
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Subscriber only He was a promising rugby league star who fell into a world of drugs and booze before an epiphany led him to God. Now missionary with muscles Rob Quatro is the man helping to reform one of Australia s most troubled sporting figures. Troubled teen Rob Quatro turned his life around when he found God. Weeks after former Souths star Sam Burgess was spotted at the Pentecostal Metro church on the Gold Coast, it can be revealed that Quatro - an unconventional pastor and personal trainer who won a world bodybuilding title at age 44 - is the mystery confidant helping the NRL star make big changes in his life.
A bodybuilding youth pastor mentoring Sam Burgess claims he has a father-son relationship with the troubled NRL star.
Rob Quatro, a former drug addict, body-building champion, and member of Metro Church on the Gold Coast is reported to be a spiritual adviser to Burgess.
He is said to be guiding Burgess through the aftermath of his messy split with ex-wife Phoebe in late 2019 and his retirement from rugby league
Burgess was spotted on March 21 in the church on the Gold Coast, two days after he was cleared by a judge of intimidating his ex-father-in-law Mitch Hooke.
Sam Burgess (far right) pictured in happier times with his ex-wife Phoebe and his father-in-law Mitchell Hooke, who accused Burgess of intimidation and assault