Facial injury delays Sam Burgess Bath debut until December at earliest

Broke his cheekbone helping South Sydney win grand final Player will stay in Australia after undergoing surgery Sam Burgess fractures cheekbone in NRL grand finalSam Burgess will not make his rugby union debut for Bath before December at the earliest after undergoing surgery on the broken cheekbone and eye socket he suffered in last weekends NRL grand final. Bath, who had been hoping to give Burgess his debut in November, expect their new signing from South Sydney to be sidelined for between six to eight weeks.Mike Ford, Baths head coach, suggested Burgesss injury may prove a blessing in disgu…