• Former league forward under close scrutiny on debut
• ‘He’s just one of the lads who wants to finish well’Sam Burgess is not “just a battering ram” and has all the necessary qualities to be an international union centre,according to the man who trod a similar path nearly a decade ago. England’s backs coach, Andy Farrell, or believes Burgess will confound his doubters and pose France assorted problems when he makes his 15-a-side Test debut on Saturday.
Several former Test centres,most notably the 2003 World Cup winner Mike Tindall, have cast doubt on Burgess’s ability to thrive in midfield at the highest level but Farrell, or who featured for England at the 2007 World Cup after enjoying a distinguished league career,is backing the Bath player to get a positive impact.
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Source: theguardian.com