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<blockquote data-quote="nickdnz" data-source="post: 705093" data-attributes="member: 38640"><p><a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10686388" target="_blank">http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10686388</a></p><p></p><p>By his second season he played much better, granted. I guess after 30 games, yes some in different positions, we can deem whether the Burgess experiment is a success or failure.</p><p></p><p>I disagree that his Top 14 form had much to do with the NZRU wanting him. He was approached pre-2008 by the NZRU. Again throughout his first NPC season, and indeed continuing into 2008, he was seen as an option as an experiment and potential option at flanker (as my Waye Smith article demonstrates). My point - which seemed to be thoroughly missed - was that media hype and speculation is probably going to get Sam Burgess selected, over merit, which is what happened in 2010 to SBW. Regardless if people think he was a great player for Toulon from 2008-2010, it was pretty clear few people within the NZRU knew how they were going to use SBW, and her 7 performances for Canterbury didn't really indicate he could do much more than offload, which he did an awful lot, and he was selected in front of other better performing players at the time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickdnz, post: 705093, member: 38640"] [url]http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10686388[/url] By his second season he played much better, granted. I guess after 30 games, yes some in different positions, we can deem whether the Burgess experiment is a success or failure. I disagree that his Top 14 form had much to do with the NZRU wanting him. He was approached pre-2008 by the NZRU. Again throughout his first NPC season, and indeed continuing into 2008, he was seen as an option as an experiment and potential option at flanker (as my Waye Smith article demonstrates). My point - which seemed to be thoroughly missed - was that media hype and speculation is probably going to get Sam Burgess selected, over merit, which is what happened in 2010 to SBW. Regardless if people think he was a great player for Toulon from 2008-2010, it was pretty clear few people within the NZRU knew how they were going to use SBW, and her 7 performances for Canterbury didn't really indicate he could do much more than offload, which he did an awful lot, and he was selected in front of other better performing players at the time. [/QUOTE]
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