England lock Dave Attwood believes Sam Burgess can make a major impact for both club and country after his high-profile switch from rugby league.
Burgess has so far been involved in seven first-team games for Bath and it is understood he is on course to feature for England's second-string Saxons side when they tackle their Irish counterparts in Cork on January 30.
He produced the best performance of his fledgling union career when English league title contenders Bath saw off Wasps 39-26 on Saturday, scoring his first senior try for the club, making some strong contributions in attack and defence, and being named man of the match.
And Bath team-mate Attwood believes the 26-year-old will go from strength to strength as he gets to grips with his code switch.
"I would love to see him get involved, but I think let's walk before we can run. A few more man-of-the matches would be great," Attwood said.
"We don't want to just get him involved and playing well, and then lose him to England, so the longer we can keep him here for now, the better.
"He is a massive specimen, really physical, and he's got a really varied skill-set. He adds a very different dimension to what we can do in the midfield.
"It's great to have him playing. Every game, he is growing in stature and bringing more and more of his kind of game to the party, which is ultimately what we want."
England head coach Stuart Lancaster is due to name his senior squad and Saxons group next week.
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