No it's not. It's patronising guff. Symptomatic of the stuff that has to be written by ex RU internationals to justify their contract with a broadsheet to write about 'rugby'. Surprised people have been taken in. Just because public school educated sportsmen can write well doesn't mean it's worth reading. It's just a case of 'look at at me, I won a world cup medal playing Union and watch the odd Super League match on TV - so I know all here is to know... blah,blah'. Doubt Sam Burgess will have the time or inclination to read it even if he knows it exists. As Mike Ford has said, they know not to try and change Sam and I guess he has now learned 95% of what he needs to know about playing Union through training with and talking to his new team mates and coaches. The other 5% will come with experience. Nothing for Greenwood to add, thanks a lot.

Sam Burgess is so good that despite having limited experience in Union and even more limited as a centre he completely eclipsed Jamie Roberts and shut him out of the game. On the other hand Roberts struggled to contain Burgess and needed assistance by way of Wales adjusting their defensive structure to put 2 players on Burgess.

This is the much lauded Jamie Roberts, one of the best centres in World Rugby Union, veteran of almost 150 Top Tier Club games, 72 Test matches for Wales, 1 Barbarians appearance and 3 X a Lions Rep. COMPLETELY SHUT OUT BY BURGESS!

England were twice 10 points up and still 7 points ahead when Burgess left the field, only morons and bigoted idiots with an agenda would blame Burgess for that loss.

We got him back! Welcome home Sam!! I knew it was only a matter of time (& Sam achieving an ambition to play in the RUWC) when I saw his face during his Union debut as explained in OP.

well, many of us said he only went to play in this WC and that he had had assurances he would be in the squad as part of the deal to move.despite being rubbished by many other people it now appears that was correct.

1 years 'rest' from the rigorous NRL, time in the spotlight worldwide and a bag full of cash to return still with his prime years left.Whatever way you look at it i doubt Sam Burgess regrets his year out.

Oh yes!