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Whether it be Russell Crowe's account of him as one of League's "sparkly eyed men" or his mother recounting how aged 16 her boy became the primary carer for his father, a sufferer of Motor Neurone Disease, carrying him up the 21 stairs of the Burgess household each night aged 16 to put him to bed. "Slammin Sam" The recent Fox documentary on Sam Burgess leaves the viewer in no doubt that the 25 year old from Dewsbury is not only a once in a generation footballer but a special character in any walk of life. Today Burgess who debuted for Great Britain aged just 18 confirmed that as of October 2014 he will switch his attention to Rugby Union with the Bath club. The announcement followed weeks of speculation that Sam would leave Souths in the NRL to chase the opportunity of representing his country in the 2015 Rugby World Cup on English turf. The signing has immediately split the English rugby community whilst HQ is understandably excited about the impact an