Luke Burgess (rugby union)
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| Full name | Luke Burgess | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 August 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb; 196 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luke Burgess (born 20 August 1984) is a retired professional
scrum-half. He represented Australia
on 37 occasions.
Early career
Burgess was born in
Newcastle, Australia. [citation needed] He was educated at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill.[1] He played his club rugby with Sydney University Colts and Eastern Suburbs RUFC
in Sydney.
Professional career
He played with the
Super 12 debut in 2005.[2] In 2007 he played for the Melbourne Rebels in the now defunct Australian Rugby Championship
.
Burgess joined the
Telstra Dome, Melbourne. A knee injury kept him out of the 2008 Tri Nations Series, but he was selected for the Wallabies end 2008 Spring Tour.[citation needed
]
From 2011, Burgess played for
Heineken Cup match against Gloucester
.
He joined the Melbourne Rebels for the start of the 2014 Super Rugby season.[3][4][5]
In 2015, he moved to Italy to play for
Zebre and announced his retirement from professional rugby in May 2016.[6]
References
- ^ Cerise & Blue Magazine Vol 63. No 2 July 2020
- ^ Burgess seeks to confirm promise
- ^ Robinson, Georgina (23 March 2013). "Burgess joins Rebels on three-year deal". Age. Fairfax. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ Gould, Russell (22 April 2013). "Luke Burgess is optimistic about Rebels prospects after joining from France". Herald Sun. News. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ Wallabies Media Unit (15 April 2013). "Luke Burgess returning to Australia" (Press release). ARU. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ "Burgess calls time on rugby career". 7 May 2016.
External links
- Melbourne Rebels Profile
- "Luke Burgess". brumbies.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 May 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2007.
- "Luke Burgess" on ESPN