Rugby World Cup: Stuart Lancaster sets great store by team spirit, which may have tipped balance in Sam Burgess's favour

Stuart Lancaster has moved into a new stage of his World Cup preparation: the agonising process of squad selection is behind him and the crossing of this boundary will bring him some relief. The decisions on the question-mark players – Sam Burgess, Henry Slade, Danny Cipriani, Kieran Brookes and Alex Corbisiero, George Kruis and Dave Attwood – were difficult ones for the coach and he’ll be pleased to be moving on.