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So, the world champion Springboks are beatable! Just as they did to the All Blacks and Wallabies, the Pumas pounced on the South Africans to inflict a first defeat on them since they won the World Cup for a fourth time in France last year. Their 29-28 triumph at Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, in […]
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Saracens’ new fly-half is not daunted at the prospect of following in the footsteps of his illustrious predecessor
Certain acts are tougher to follow than others. Imagine, say, playing Hamlet at the Old Vic with the ghost of Sir Laurence Olivier on your shoulder. Or succeeding Sean Connery as the next James Bond. As he prepares for his first home league game as Owen Farrell’s heir apparent, Saracens’ new fly-half, Fergus Burke, knows he is stepping into some exalted shoes.
Which, of course, presents an instant dilemma: do you try to be a carbon copy of your predecessor – give or take the Wigan accent – or resolve to be your own man? Sitting in St Albans, his freshly adopted home town, the 25-year-old Burke has already made his mind up. “Stepping into someone else’s role … there’s obviously a bit of expectation. I just try and park that. Owen was an awesome player and one of the best this club has seen. But I’ve got to be my own player. I can’t be thinking too much about what’s been.”
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