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Sam Burgess of Bath. Source: Getty Images
BATH Rugby union officials have confirmed that former rugby league star Sam Burgess will make his first start for the club in the side’s European Champions Cup clash against Montpellier.
Burgess will line up at inside centre at the Recreation Ground after two appearances off the bench since he recovered from a fractured cheekbone injury suffered during Australia’s NRL grand final in early October.
The 25-year-old will be partnered in midfield by Jonathan Joseph as Bath look for a quickfire return Pool Four victory over Montpellier after beating them 30-5 in France last Friday.
Sam Burgess catches the ball during the Bath training session. Source: Getty Images
Burgess’s competitive Rugby union career so far totals around 50 minutes, but he is already being touted as a contender for England in this season’s Six Nations Championship.
A week before that tournament starts, England’s seconds, the Saxons, will face the Irish wolfhounds in Cork, and it is thought Burgess is likely to make the Saxons squad for that January 30 encounter.
Originally published as Sam Burgess gets first rugby start