Detailed Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Problem:Kevin Sinfield has leapt to the defence of Sam Burgess and criticised former rugby union players for having 'a cheap shot' at his old team-mate. Burgess was heavily criticised following England's pool-stage exit at the Rugby World Cup and is thought to be considering his future in the 15-man code. He made replacement appearances against Fiji and Australia and one start in the loss to Wales, which led to a brutal assessment from ex-Ireland centre Gordon D'Arcy, who claimed Burgess' 'naivety embarrassed those around him'. Bath head coach Mike Ford revealed Burgess 'didn't quite feel right' upon his return to club duty and was subsequently given time off, fuelling speculation that he was set to leave union just 12 months into his three-year contract at the Recreation Ground.Kevin Sinfield is a week into his own transition from rugby league to unionHe was Sam Burgess's England league captain and hit out at his criticsBurgess has been lambasted by ex-players after England's World Cup flopThe centre or flanker has been linked to a return to rugby leagueSinfield said some in union don't realise what they've got in Burgess 
 Question:'The big disappointment for a lot of people who know _ is the number of ex-players - who don't know him and understand enough about Sam - that have come out and had a bit of a cheap shot towards him.
Solution:
Sam Burgess