Sam Burgess' versatility merits England World Cup training squad...
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Mike Ford believes Sam Burgess "definitely" deserves a place in England's 45-man World Cup training squad.
And Bath Rugby's head coach feels his positional versatility could be a big tick against his name when Stuart Lancaster has to trim down his number for the global showpiece later this year.
Rugby-league convert Burgess started his first-team career at Bath in the centres – where England would be most likely to play him.
But in the last three games the 26-year-old has started on the blind-side flank and Ford is growing surer by the week that it's his best position.
Burgess' ability to …
And Bath Rugby's head coach feels his positional versatility could be a big tick against his name when Stuart Lancaster has to trim down his number for the global showpiece later this year.
Rugby-league convert Burgess started his first-team career at Bath in the centres – where England would be most likely to play him.
But in the last three games the 26-year-old has started on the blind-side flank and Ford is growing surer by the week that it's his best position.
Burgess' ability to …
