Phil Burleigh

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Phil Burleigh
Full name Phillip Daniel Burleigh
Date of birth (1986-10-22) 22 October 1986
Place of birth Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Weight 92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
School Shirley Boys' High School
Occupation(s) Professional rugby union player
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Second five-eighth/Inside centre
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2009- Bay of Plenty 42 (67)
correct as of 4 November 2012.
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2010
2012-
Chiefs
Highlanders
2
21
(0)
(15)
correct as of 01 June 2013.

Phillip Daniel Burleigh (born 22 October 1986 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a professional rugby union player who represents the Highlanders in the Super Rugby Competition and Bay of Plenty in the ITM Cup.[1]

Burleigh was initially selected in the Chiefs 2012 Wider Training Group before being drafted into the Highlanders for the injured Kendrick Lynn. His first match was a week later versus the Chiefs, where he scored the match-winning try at Waikato Stadium.[2]

References

  1. Barclay, Chris (9 March 2012). "Waratahs wary of 'mystery man' in Highlanders". Rugby Heaven. Fairfax. Retrieved 12 July 2012. 
  2. Pegen, Evan (27 February 2012). "Phil Burleigh the one the Chiefs let slip away". Rugby Heaven. Fairfax. Retrieved 11 July 2012. 

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