Sam Burgess to make England debut in World Cup warm-up against France

• Burgess, Henry Slade and Calum Clark to win first caps on Saturday• Lancaster: ‘I’m open minded – this is the team to look at options for us’Sam Burgess will make his international rugby union debut just 10 months after his league career ended with a fractured cheekbone and a NRL grand final winners’ medal, having been named as one of three debutants for England’s first World Cup warm-up match against France on Saturday. Related: England return to action at last and prepare for the peculiar against France Continue reading...

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