William Burgess (rugby league born 1939)
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| Full name | William Burgess | |||||
| Nickname | Bill | |||||
| Born | January→March 1939 (age 72–73) Barrow-in-Furness district |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Furness RUFC | ||||||
| ≤03/1961–03/1961 | Fylde RFC | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤03/1961–≤03/1961 | Lancashire | 1 | ||||
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Position | Wing | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 03/1961–1968 | Barrow | 222 | 179 | 537 | ||
| 1968–1970 | Salford | 44 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 99 |
| Total | 266 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 636 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1962–1969 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1962–1969 | Great Britain | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
William "Bill" Burgess (birth registered January→March 1939 (age 72–73) in Barrow-in-Furness district) is an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s who at representative level played rugby union (RU) for Lancashire, and at club level for Furness RUFC, and Fylde RFC, and at representative level played rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, England, and Lancashire, and at club level for Barrow, and Salford, playing at Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.
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[edit] International honours
Bill Burgess won caps for England (RL) while at Barrow in 1962 against France, in 1969 against Wales, and France, and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Barrow in 1962 against France, in 1963 against Australia, in 1965 against New Zealand (2 matches), in 1966 against France, Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches), in 1967 against France, and Australia, in 1968 against France, and while at Salford in 1969 against France.[1]
[edit] County honours
Bill Burgess won a cap for Lancashire (RU) while at Fylde, and won caps for Lancashire (RL) while at Barrow.
[edit] Challenge Cup final appearances
Bill Burgess played in Barrow's 12-17 defeat to Featherstone Rovers in the 1966–67 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 13 May 1967.[2]
[edit] Career records
Bill Burgess is third in Barrow's all time try scorers list with 179-tries.[3]
[edit] Honoured at Barrow Raiders
Bill Burgess is a Barrow Raiders Hall of Fame inductee.[4]
[edit] Genealogical Information
Bill Burgess is the son of the rugby league footballer Bill Burgess.
[edit] References
- ^ "International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 2008-12-31. http://www.englandrl.co.uk/international_stats.php?GBSearch=Burgess&EnSearch=Burgess&submit_x=7&submit_y=3&submit.x=7&submit.y=8. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ "Barrow RL’s great Britons". nwemail.co.uk. 2011-12-31. http://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/raiders/barrow-rl-s-great-britons-1.906283?referrerPath=raiders. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
- ^ "Barrows all time leading try scorers". barrowrlfc.com. 2011-12-31. http://www.barrowrlfc.com/barrow_rugby_newsdetails.asp?newsID=432. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
- ^ "Hall of Fame at barrowrlfc.com". barrowrlfc.com. 2011-12-31. http://www.barrowrlfc.com/barrow_rugby_clubinfo.asp?ID=CLU3. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
[edit] External links
- International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Hall of Fame at barrowrlfc.com
- Barrow RL’s great Britons
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