Rob Burrow
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| Burrow while playing for Leeds in 2009 |
| Personal information |
| Born |
(1982-09-26) 26 September 1982 (age 30)
Pontefract, Yorkshire, England |
| Height |
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Weight |
10 st 6 lb (66 kg) [1] |
| Playing information |
| Position |
Halfback, Hooker |
| Club |
| Years |
Team |
Pld |
T |
G |
FG |
P |
| 2001– |
Leeds Rhinos |
373 |
153 |
149 |
5 |
915 |
| Representative |
| Years |
Team |
Pld |
T |
G |
FG |
P |
| 2003– |
England |
11 |
8 |
12 |
0 |
56 |
| 2005–2007 |
Great Britain |
5 |
4 |
9 |
0 |
34 |
| As of 11 May 2013 |
| Source: Rugby League Project |
Robert Burrow is an English professional rugby league footballer with the Leeds Rhinos of Super League. He has represented both England and Great Britain as a hooker/half. He has spent his whole career to date at Leeds, having won the Super League championship with them five times. He weighs less than 11 st (70 kg), extremely small by rugby league standards, and is known by the nickname of "Tattoo" due to his small stature.
Playing career [edit]
Burrow was a vital member of the Leeds Rhinos team that won the 2004 Super League Grand Final and then the 2005 World Club Challenge.
In June 2007 he was called up to the Great Britain squad for the Test match against France.[2] He was named as Leeds Rhinos Player of the Year for his performance throughout the 2007 season, and was named in the Super League Dream Team for the same year along with team mates Scott Donald, Jamie Peacock and Gareth Ellis. Burrow was the winner of the Harry Sunderland Award for a man of the match performance in 2007's Super League XII Grand Final; in which Leeds defeated St. Helens by 33 points to 6. Burrow played a pivotal role in helping Great Britain to a 3-0 victory over New Zealand in the Gillette Fusion Test series in 2007. His performance over the three matches led to him being named as the Man of the Series.
He has been named in the Super League Dream Team for 2008's Super League XIII season.[3] He played in the 2008 Super League Grand Final victory over St Helens.[4] He was named in the England squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[5]
Burrow played from the interchange bench for Leeds in the 2011 Challenge Cup final which was lost to Wigan.
Burrow became the first player to win the Harry Sunderland Award twice by winning the unanimous votes of all 37 judges after his impact in 2011's Super League XVI Grand Final. He was not selected for England's post-season 2011 Four Nations campaign due to a rib injury.[6]
He currently coaches Pennine League division one team Ackworth Jaguars and led them to numerous league and cup finals.
Testimonial [edit]
Burrow is due a testimonial next year as he has been playing for Leeds Rhinos for ten years. He has said on Twitter that the kit will be traditional Leeds Rhinos colours (Blue and Amber). More information can be found on his website - RobBurrow.com
Superleague Record [edit]
The table below shows a cumulative points and scoring records for Rob Burrow at the end of the 2010 Superleague season.
| Club |
Years Active |
Appearances |
Tries |
Goals |
FG |
Points |
| Leeds Rhinos |
2001-08 |
195 |
112 |
121 |
4 |
694 |
| Total |
2001-08 |
195 |
112 |
121 |
4 |
694 |
[7]
Honours [edit]
Individual [edit]
References [edit]
External links [edit]
| Persondata |
| Name |
Burrow, Rob |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
British rugby league player |
| Date of birth |
26 September 1982 |
| Place of birth |
Pontefract, Yorkshire |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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