Thingimubob
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Yeah there's no way he could play anywhere in the backs, he simply does not have the ball skills. He could only really play backrow. He's got time to make the World Cup, there's a lot to pick up in the 1 year or so, but I would imagine he's already watching games and learning about union.
From the various articles I've read about his switch, Bath and England's aim is to mold him into a centre. They've done it with every recent big name league convert so far, bar Ashton I think. Who knows if it it'll work, Burgess is a hell of a league player and a hell of an athlete. Wouldn't be surprised to see him slot in quickly, whatever position he plays