SAM Burgess admitted to having nerves before his Bath debut but was left on a high after it ended with a win tonight.
Rugby league convert Burgess made his long-awaited bow off the bench at the Rec, coming on in the 63rd minute as Harlequins were beaten 25-6.
His first touch saw him break a tackle and he went on to be busy until the full-time whistle.
"I was nervous on the bench but I really enjoyed it," he told BT Sport 2. "The monkey is off my back now and I can knuckle down and focus on improving.
"It was good, I enjoyed it, got the last 15/20 minutes, it was exciting and I've been doing quite a lot of practice. It was nice to get on the field with the guys.
"The guys around me have been pretty good, everybody has been talking me through it in training and it was good to get a win and play under the lights at the Rec on my debut."
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