Rugby Union - England Training - Pennyhill Park Hotel, Bagshot, Surrey - 26/8/15 England's Sam Burgess during training. Action Images via Reuters / Henry Browne Livepic
(Reuters) - Experienced Australia back Matt Giteau hopes Sam Burgess is unable to show his X-factor qualities against the Wallabies after the code-switching centre was named in England's rugby World Cup squad on Thursday.
Former rugby league standout Burgess helped lead the South Sydney Rabbitohs to the NRL title last year before joining English rugby union club Bath with a view to trying to play for the hosts at the 2015 World Cup.
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