Personal information | ||||||
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Full name | Travis Burns | |||||
Nickname | Rookie, Rook | |||||
Born | 6 February 1984 Texas, Australia |
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Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||
Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | |||||
Playing information | ||||||
Position | Five-eighth | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
2005–2007 | Manly Sea Eagles | 40 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 50 |
2008–2009 | North Queensland | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
2010– | Penrith Panthers | 36 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 80 |
Total | 108 | 18 | 41 | 0 | 154 | |
Source: Rugby League project |
Travis Burns (born 6 February 1984) is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. He is a utility player, currently playing 5/8, and was rookie of the year in 2006 for the Manly Sea Eagles.
Travis signed a three year deal to play five-eighth for the North Queensland Cowboys, starting in 2008. He missed numerous games in his first season due to injuries and suspension.[1]
After only two years at the Cowboys, Burns signed a two-year contract with the Penrith Panthers prior to the 2010 season.[2]
Burns made his debut for the Penrith Panthers in Round 1, 2010, against the Canberra Raiders alongside Adrian Purtell, Kevin Kingston and Nigel Plum. Burns scored his first try for the club in Round 6 against the New Zealand Warriors with the Panthers winning 40-12. Burns played 19 games for the Panthers in 2010 scoring 4 times. Burns alongside Kevin Kingston both signed extensions with the Panthers until the 2013 season.[3]
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