Sam Burgess’ World Cup hopes fading

Sam Burgess' chances of playing international rugby in his first union season took a knock today, after it was revealed the RFU have refused to contribute financially to his South Sydney-to-Bath transfer. England's governing body was expected to pay nearly £300,000 towards his fee as they wanted the 25-year-old to be the national side's hard-ru

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