Burton Francis

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Burton Francis
Full nameBurton Kenvin Francis
Date of birth (1987-01-02) 2 January 1987 (age 37)
Place of birthPaarl, South Africa
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb)
SchoolKlein Nederburg Secondary
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Current team Agen
Youth career
2004 Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers
2005 Template:Rut Leopards
2006–2007 Template:Rut Blue Bulls
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008–2009 Template:Rut Blue Bulls 27 (209)
2008–2009 Template:Rut Bulls 9 (14)
2010–2011 Template:Rut Lions 12 (52)
2010–2011 Template:Rut Golden Lions 15 (119)
2012 Template:Rut Stormers 6 (0)
2012 Template:Rut Western Province 1 (0)
2012 → Template:Rut SWD Eagles 4 (11)
2013 Template:Rut Griquas 0 (0)
2013 Template:Rut Cheetahs 6 (62)
2013–17 Agen 110 (1,057)
Correct as of 25 February 2017
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005 S.A. Schools B

Burton Francis (born 2 January 1987) is a South African rugby union footballer. He usually plays as a fly-half although he has occasionally operated as a full-back.

Career

Youth

At youth level, he represented Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers at the 2004 Under-18 Academy Week. He moved to the Template:Rut Leopards in 2005 and played for them in the 2005 Under-18 Craven Week tournament, which also led to his inclusion in the S.A. Schools B team. He also represented the Leopards in the Under-19 Provincial Championship tournament.

In 2006, he joined the Template:Rut Blue Bulls and played for them at Under-19 and Under-21 level.

Blue Bulls / Bulls

He made his first class debut for the Blue Bulls in the 2008 Vodacom Cup match against the Template:Rut Mighty Elephants.[1] Only two months later, he made his Super Rugby debut for the Template:Rut Bulls in their match against the Template:Rut Brumbies.[2] He made several appearances for them in the Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup competitions in 2008 and 2009.

Golden Lions / Lions

In 2010, he moved across the Jukskei River to join the Template:Rut Golden Lions, representing them in both domestic competitions over the next two seasons, as well as making twelve appearances for the Template:Rut Lions in Super Rugby.

Western Province / Stormers

He joined Template:Rut Western Province in 2012 and was named 14 times in Super Rugby squads for the Template:Rut Stormers, but only made six appearances. He also only made one solitary appearance for Template:Rut Western Province in the 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division.

SWD Eagles

He joined the Template:Rut SWD Eagles on loan for the 2012 Currie Cup First Division season[3] and was also named in the Template:Rut Southern Kings squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season, but was released after failing a medical test following a shoulder injury[4]

Griquas / Cheetahs

His journey of South African teams continued when he joined Template:Rut Griquas for the 2013 Vodacom Cup season.[5] Following an injury to Elgar Watts, he was included in the Template:Rut Cheetahs' Super Rugby squad.[6] and never actually made a competitive appearance for Griquas.

Agen

In 2013, he joined French Pro D2 side Agen.[7]

External links

  • "SA Rugby Player Profile – Burton Francis". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  • Stormers profile[permanent dead link]
  • itsrugby.co.uk profile

References

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – BA Mighty Elephants 33–35 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Bulls 28–17 Brumbies". South African Rugby Union. 9 May 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Injuries blow for WP". The Witness. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  4. ^ Norman Silke (3 January 2013). "SWD se Burton Francis 'gepos' uit franchise". Die Son (in Afrikaans). Media24. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  5. ^ Karstens, Gerdie (9 January 2013). "Burton Francis: Kings se verlies is Griekwas se wins". Beeld (in Afrikaans). Media24. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Francis to join Cheetahs in NZ". Sport24. Sport24. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Burton Francis off to France". Sport24. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
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