Rob Burrow

Rob Burrow
Personal information
Full name Robert Burrow
Nickname Vern Kay, Pocket Rocket, Tattoo
Born 26 September 1982 (1982-09-26) (age 29)
Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 66 kg (10 st 6 lb) [1]
Playing information
Position Halfback, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001– Leeds Rhinos 279 115 115 5 595
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2003– England 6 4 9 0 34
2005–2007 Great Britain 5 4 9 0 34
As of 2 November 2008
Source: Rugby League Project

Rob 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.

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Playing career

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 the Super League XII Grand Final, 2007; 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 the 2008 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 became the first player to win the Harry Sunderland Award twice by winning the unanimous votes of all 37 judges after his impact in the Super League XVI Grand Final, 2011.

He currently coaches Pennine League division one team Ackworth Jaguars and led them to numerous league and cup finals.

Testimonial

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

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

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References

  1. ^ "Leeds Rhinos Players & Coaches 1st Team". web page. Leeds Rhinos. 2011. http://www.therhinos.co.uk/rugby/players/first_team.php?player=81187&includeref=dynamic. Retrieved 15 June 2011. 
  2. ^ "Eight new faces in Lions squad". BBC. 2007-06-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/6744909.stm. Retrieved 2007-06-12. 
  3. ^ "2008 engage Super League Dream Team". Super League. 2008-09-15. http://www.superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=11755. Retrieved 2008-09-26. 
  4. ^ "2008 Grand Final". BBC. 2008-10-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7642170.stm. Retrieved 2008-10-05. 
  5. ^ "Purdham earns World Cup call-up". BBC. 2008-10-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7656553.stm. Retrieved 2008-10-07. 
  6. ^ ISBN 978-0-7524-4650-9 page 165

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