Former Scotland captain Andy Nicol has predicted a return to Rugby League for England’s Sam Burgess. Nicol believes it was a failed attempt to convert Burgess into a rugby union player and contributed to England’s poor World Cup campaign. Speaking at the press conference for the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens in December, Nicol said that he couldn’t see where Burgess would fit into the current system.
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Chinese robots beat Usain Bolt's 100m world record at Beijing games
A Chinese humanoid robot ran 100 metres in 9.39 seconds in a preliminary heat at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Saturday, faster than the men's world record held by Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt.
