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Wales usually have produced good halfbacks and outside-backs, Gatland has used Jamie Roberts effectively in the last few yrs, and Wales have defended better, look at the Welsh backs that the Lions have selected over yrs.

Big Sam made an impressive impact from the bench against Fiji and which even those critical of his selection have had to accept.

He did ok, some strong runs and nice offloads. I'd personally like to see him getting the ball a bit further out wide than he was doing on Friday though.

I think he will get more game time as the competition moves on.

WOW! Never has England's thrill-a-decade style been so firmly emphasized.

"Big Truck" Burgess picked in the centres because speed, agility and handling are just so totally overrated.

Give me big hits every time.



Then they drop the one halfback with any class for head-down Farrell.

Bravo! Arf! Arf!

53 points 2 tries. Says it all.

Burgess just made a Lions centre and veteran of 70+ Test matches look completely anonymous while at the same time looking a threat with ball in hand.

Union players, I've šhït em!

Who could ever support England? Consistently the most dreary, one-dimensional side in Rugger Buggery (with the possible exception of Argentina).

Everything I despise about negative play can be encapsulated in the history of the English Union team.

Pity George Ford wasn't born with a wooden leg and lead weights dragging his head down or he could be Owen Farrell!

And how about those SPARE TYRES on show tonight!

Never watched it but yes that does say it all. Don't understand how people find it entertaining.

Where are those cheeky little blighters who took me to task for calling England boring?

[iCome out, come out wherever you are![/i

At least Burgess has the excuse of being a novice, Brad Barritt's continued selection is more baffling. Panface being the backs coach (mega lolz) must be the only reason.

The game itself was typical of the relentless, shameless RU hype machine. Great build up, an intense game, but devoid of any quality. Please, Sam, see sense and come home, you're wasted with that band of trust fund, mumford and sons rejects.

I think you are being a touch kind here. Burgess did practically nothing. Yes, he made a few tackles and kept mistakes to a minimum. But there was nothing in his performance which alone could identify him as being "Sam Burgess".

I don't blame the lad because he's not a centre. It's total and utter insanity picking him there unless you have some exceptional talent supporting him. England don't have it. But more importantly they would never select it anyway.

The white jersey is little more than a talent singularity. Like a kryptonite sandwich is to Superman.