Kyle Sinckler of England Rugby, Ben Earl of England Rugby, Max Malins of England Rugby, Joe Marchant of England Rugby, Tom Dunn of England Rugby and Maro Itoje of England Rugby line up for the national anthem during the Autumn Nations Cup match between England and Georgia at Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, London on November 14 2020. - PHOTO: Phil Mingo/PPAUK
England, who fast-tracked Burgess into their World Cup squad in defiance of logic, Bath and the player himself each shoulder varying degrees of blame for arguably the greatest cross-code flop in history. We’re not saying he was an awful player, but the whole thing was a complete disaster.
Sam Burgess of England tackled by Taulupe Faletau of Wales – Photo mandatory by-line: Dean Lancaster/Pinnacle – Tel: +44(0)1363 881025 – Mobile:0797 1270 681 – VAT Reg No: 183700120 – 26/09/2015 – SPORT – RUGBY UNION – RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015 – POOL A Match 16 – England v Wales- Twickenham Stadium, London, England.
