Dan Norton admits he considered his own future after seeing Phil Burgess pull out of GB 7s Olympics preparations to retire and be with his family.
As teammates together on the World Sevens Series for more than eight years with England, Norton was stunned by Burgess’ decision to retire with the Tokyo games well within range.
“I remember sitting there and you knew something was going down from the feeling we were getting from the management and Phil was a bit quiet coming into camp," Norton told The Rugby Paper.
“It was a massive shock. It resonated with me having two kids at home and anot...