Cyril Burke

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Cyril Burke
Burke in 1950
Birth nameCyril Thomas Burke
Date of birth(1925-11-07)7 November 1925
Place of birthWaratah, New South Wales, Australia
Date of death18 January 2010(2010-01-18) (aged 84)
Place of deathMount Hutton, New South Wales, Australia
SpouseMarg
ChildrenBruce, Colin, Paul, Ross
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Newcastle Waratahs ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
New South Wales 36 ()
Correct as of 31 December 2007
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1946–56[1] Australia 26[1] (6[1])
Correct as of 31 December 2007

Cyril Thomas Burke BEM (7 November 1925 – 18 January 2010)[2] was an Australian rugby union player, a state and national representative scrum-half who made twenty-six Test[1] appearances for the Wallabies between 1946 and 1956.

Playing career

Born in Waratah near Newcastle, New South Wales he had a long association with the Newcastle Waratahs club as both a player and coach. He made thirty-six state representative appearances for New South Wales (also called the "Waratahs").

Burke home from the 1953 Wallaby tour of South Africa.

His Australian representative debut was made against the

British and Irish Lions
in several Test series played in Australia.

Accolades

Tressider quotes from a 1988 interview with

1947 tour teammate Sir Nicholas Shehadie described him as follows: "Size was no handicap for this masterhalf-back, certainly the best I ever played with in my career. He had the biggest sidestep I ever saw from any player, delivered quick-fire service from the scrums and rucks and had a keen eye for a possible gap".[5]

Honours

On 15 June 1974, Burke was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in recognition of service to sport.[6] He was awarded the Australian Sports Medal on 29 September 2000.[7] The Cyril Burke Medal was named in his honour, and is presented annually to the top player in the New South Wales First Division.

He was inducted into the Australian Rugby Union's Hall of Fame in 2015.[8]

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e "Cyril Burke". espn.co.uk.
  2. ^ Cyril Burke's obituary. Abc.net.au (19 January 2010). Retrieved on 2018-07-15.
  3. ISBN 0330356194
  4. ISBN 0732251583
  5. ISBN 0731811615
  6. ^ BURKE, Cyril Thomas, It's an Honour.
  7. ^ BURKE, Cyril, It's an Honour.
  8. ^ "Wallabies full-back Israel Folau wins John Eales Medal for second successive year". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 27 August 2015. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.

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