Billy Burns helped win England a World Cup - now he aims to knock them out of the Nations Cup
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mirror.co.ukBilly Burns aims to go from kicking England to Junior World Cup final glory to knocking them out of the Nations Cup. Six years after steering Maro Itoje’s team to victory in the under-20 global showpiece, Burns is primed to play against England for Ireland.
The hamstring injury that forced Johnny Sexton off against Wales has ruled the Lions fly-half out of Saturday’s Twickenham clash.
It means Burns, who is Irish-qualified thanks to his paternal grandfather, is in line to feature in Andy Farrell’s 23. "How conflicted will I feel?
Not at all,” said the Bath-born 26-year-old. “I’m very much here to play for Ireland. My passion is to play for Ireland. “I loved representing Ireland on the weekend, so there will be none of that (conflicting
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