Sam Burgess named in England’s 50-man squad for Rugby World Cup

• Former league forward only joined Bath in October• No place for the Toulon-based Steffon Armitage• Chris Ashton and Danny Cipriani are included• Robert Kitson: Stuart Lancaster takes no chances The former rugby league forward Sam Burgess has been named in England’s 50-man training squad for this autumn’s Rugby World Cup although, as revealed by The Guardian, there is no place for the Toulon-based Steffon Armitage.The Saracens pair of Chris Ashton and Maro Itoje are also in the frame as Stuart Lancaster begins the countdown to this year’s tournament on home soil. Continue reading...…