#1. Sam Burgess – 22%
England, who sped Burgess into their World Cup squad in defiance of logic, Bath and the player himself each bear varying degrees of blame for arguably the biggest cross-code flop in history . We’re not saying he was a bad player, but the whole thing was a complete disaster.
Facts about Sam Burgess:
- At the end of 2014, Burgess switched codes to play rugby for Bat
- Burgess was born on December 14, 1988 in Liversedge, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England.
- His late father, Mark Burgess, who died of motor neurone disease, was also a rugby league footballer who played for Nottingham City, Rochdale Hornets, Dewsbury and Hunslet.
- Burgess currently works as an assistant coach for the South Sydney Rabbitohs
- His older brother, Luke, and younger twin brothers, Tom and George, are also professional rugby league footballers.
- He played his junior rugby for Hunslet Parkside, Dewsbury Moor and also played for Liversedge Cricket Club
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