Clive Woodward calls English rugby a ‘laughing stock’ over Sam Burgess affair

• ‘We’ve reached one of the all-time lows’ says World Cup-winning coach• Bath belatedly confirm player will return to South Sydney RabbitohsThe World Cup-winning coach Sir Clive Woodward has launched a stinging attack on English rugby following Sam Burgess’s return to the South Sydney Rabbitohs, describing it as “embarrassing”, “arrogant” and a “laughing stock”.Burgess has decided to go back to rugby league after just one season in union, cutting short his stint with Bath to rejoin his old club Souths on a three-year deal. Related: Sam Burgess leaves Bath and rugby union to rejoin South Sydney…

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