Darren Burns (rugby league)
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Full name | Darren Burns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Dalby, Queensland, Australia | 17 May 1974||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Second-row, Lock, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Darren Burns (born 17 May 1974) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played as a lock for the Western Suburbs Magpies, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Sydney Roosters and the Brisbane Broncos over his seven-year career in the Australian National Rugby League competition.[1][3]
Background
[edit]Burns was born in Dalby, Queensland, and played his junior rugby league for the Dalby Devils.[4]
Playing career
[edit]He is best remembered for scoring the first NRL try in 1998, and his part in helping Warrington Wolves escape relegation in 2002, and in particular his performance in the 29–14 victory over Castleford Tigers at Wilderspool.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Statistics at yesterdayshero.com.au". Yesterdayshero.com.au. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "League passion labour of love for Devils' stalwart". Couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
External links
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Categories:
- 1974 births
- Living people
- South Sydney Rabbitohs players
- Sydney Roosters players
- Brisbane Broncos players
- Warrington Wolves players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league second-rows
- Rugby league locks
- Rugby league players from Queensland
- Western Suburbs Magpies players
- People from Dalby, Queensland
- Australian rugby league biography, 1970s birth stubs