Brad Burke

Brad Burke
Full nameBradford Thomas Burke
Date of birth (1963-08-06) 6 August 1963 (age 61)
Place of birthSydney, Australia
SchoolWaverley College
Notable relative(s)Matt Burke (brother)
Peter Burke (father)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988 Australia 1 (0)
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionHalfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1990 Eastern Suburbs 7 0

Bradford Thomas Burke (born 6 August 1963) is an Australian former rugby union international who represented Australia in one Test match. He also played rugby league for Eastern Suburbs.

Burke, son of Manly Warringah halfback Peter, was born in Sydney and attended Waverley College. His younger brother Matt was a Wallabies winger, who also converted to rugby league.[1]

A scrum-half, Burke played for Randwick and gained his only Wallabies cap on the 1988 tour of Europe. He came on as a substitute in the closing stages of the Test against Scotland at Murrayfield, replacing an injured Nick Farr-Jones.[2]

Burke, switching to rugby league, made seven first-grade appearances for the Eastern Suburbs Roosters in the 1990 NSWRL season, as a teammate of brother Matt. He played as a halfback.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Burke after a guernsey". The Canberra Times. 8 June 1988. p. 42 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Bradford Thomas Burke". classicwallabies.com.au.
  3. ^ "Brad Burke - Playing Career - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.