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<blockquote data-quote="nickdnz" data-source="post: 620899" data-attributes="member: 38640"><p>To be honest I don't think Burgess has the speed or vision required for the backs - while at 25 years I'm not sure he would ever get rucks and set pieces to a world class level. He's a good league player because he tackles hard and runs hard - but so do many England forwards who are also able to do the other stuff. I'd find it interesting to know what Sam Burgess could provide that Billy Vunipola or Ben Morgan aren't already reasonably exceptional in as an 8th man. Of course I could be wrong and he could be like Brad Thorn...but he could also be like Willie Mason, or to be fair, Andy Farrell.</p><p></p><p>I'm not convinced he'd be offered that much anyway - 2million is over double the next highest paid player in the premiership.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickdnz, post: 620899, member: 38640"] To be honest I don't think Burgess has the speed or vision required for the backs - while at 25 years I'm not sure he would ever get rucks and set pieces to a world class level. He's a good league player because he tackles hard and runs hard - but so do many England forwards who are also able to do the other stuff. I'd find it interesting to know what Sam Burgess could provide that Billy Vunipola or Ben Morgan aren't already reasonably exceptional in as an 8th man. Of course I could be wrong and he could be like Brad Thorn...but he could also be like Willie Mason, or to be fair, Andy Farrell. I'm not convinced he'd be offered that much anyway - 2million is over double the next highest paid player in the premiership. [/QUOTE]
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