Lauren Burgess
Date of birth | 24 November 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Inglewood High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Erika Burgess (sister) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Physical education teacher. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lauren Burgess (born 24 November 1986 in
Rugby union career
Her transition back to rugby was with the Stratford club, after they decided to field a team in the Manawatu club competition. It didn't take long for her talent to be recognised - she was selected in the Manawatu rep side as a
She came back strongly and set her sights on making the national women's sevens squad. After being identified as a long-term prospect, she attended several training camps before being named in the squad to travel to
Burgess was then selected and named captain in the
Netball career
Netball career | |||
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Playing position(s): WD, WA, C | |||
Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |
?–2007 | Western Flyers | ||
2008 | Central Pulse | ||
2009 | Southern Steel | ||
Last updated: 15 March 2010 |
Together with older sister Erica, Burgess excelled at netball from the outset, moving through the representative grades at high school before eventually being named captain of the New Zealand secondary schools squad in 2004, a side that contained such illustrious names as
From there the midcourter became a regular fixture in the now defunct Western Flyers in the National Bank Cup,[2] before being signed with the Central Pulse for the inaugural season of the ANZ Championship. After the Pulse failed to win a game in 2008, the team roster was overhauled and she was not signed for the 2009 season.[3] Burgess nevertheless received a call-up to the Southern Steel bench in Round 2 that year as a temporary replacement for the injured Megan Hutton.[4]
References
- ^ "Trio picked for sevens programme". 8 August 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- Manawatu Standard. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- The Dominion Post. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ "2009 ANZ Championship profile". Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2010.