Don’t blame Sam Burgess for end to sorry saga – rugby union let him down | Owen Gibson

Sam Burgess would have undoubtedly improved had he remained at Bath to learn his trade in rugby union but having been made a scapegoat for England’s World Cup failure he cannot be blamed for returning to leagueAmid the confusion one thing is clear from the eventual denouement to this sorry saga, which must rank among the most ineptly handled in sporting history: no one wins.Not Sam Burgess, the hugely talented 26-year-old now heading back to the warm bosom of his family, a club, a city and a sport in which he is revered after only five Test matches in rugby union. Related: Sam Burgess leaves B…