Bath Rugby players past and present have all had their say on the club's audacious signing of rugby league superstar Sam Burgess…Jeremy Guscott, Bath 1984-2000
"For Bath, it's a huge statement of ambition. It's another Englishman in a squad already bulging with home talent and that says a lot about where the club want to go and how they want to do it.
"A big part of Burgess' success will be how he settles in, not just on the field. But I look at what the club is building and creating and the culture they want and Burgess seems ready-made for it."Henry Paul, Bath 1996
"Sam is an unbelievable human specimen. If anyone can do it he can. He's got attributes that for Bath could make him an amazing success.
"He has agility, he can punch the first line of defence, it takes more than one person to tackle him and he, himself, is a destructive defender." Tom Heathcote, Bath 2011-present
"I am sure he will have had the pick of the Premiership clubs and the fact that he wanted to come to Bath speaks volumes of the set-up we've got here and the where the club is going.
"It also shows the ambition of the club. They are looking for the very best players to come in." Dominic Day, Bath 2012-present
"Myself and Ryan Caldwell have been watching his highlight clips since we heard he might be coming here. I think all the boys are looking forward to it.
"What a player he is for such a big guy. I think he's about my height but I couldn't imagine having feet like he has and his offloading skills."
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