George Ford talks up Sam Burgess’s chances of making World Cup squad

• Ford: ‘He lifts a team and his every-time mentality is brilliant’• ‘I‘d have no qualms about Sam playing outside me in the World Cup’George Ford believes his Bath clubmate Sam Burgess is ready to play in the World Cup despite making his first appearance in rugby union only nine months ago.Burgess, who plays in the back row for Bath but is being used in the centre by England, has been fast-tracked by the national side and impressed on his international debut against France at Twickenham last weekend. Continue reading...