Andrea Burk

Andrea Burk (born April 7, 1982) is a Canadian rugby footballer. She represented Canada in rugby union at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup and in rugby league at the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup.[1][2][3][4] She made her debut in their 2009 tour of France.[5]

Andrea Burk
Hilary Leith and Burk
Date of birth (1982-04-07) April 7, 1982
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Occupation(s)Sports commentator and analyst
Rugby league career
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017 Canada ()
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre (15s), Forward (7s)
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997- Capilano ()
2004?-2006? Acadia Axewomen ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
– 2008- ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009–present Canada
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
? Canada
Medal record
Women's rugby union
Representing  Canada
World Cup
2014 FranceTeam competition

Rugby

Burk started playing rugby in 1997, at the age of 15, with her local club Capilano RFC.[6]

Since 2013, she has been on the Aptoella Angels Select Team.

Honors
  • 2004-2006 Canadian Interuniversity Sport All-Canadian[6]
  • 2004-2006 Female Athlete of the Year - Acadia University[6]
  • 2010 National Campion - Team BC[6]
  • 2011 British Columbia - Female Player of the Year[6]
  • 2014 Gillian Florence award[7]
  • 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup Dream team[7][8]
  • 2016 Player of the Year finalist[7]

Personal

Burk has a Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology from Acadia University and a Master's degree in Leadership and Development from Royal Roads University.

From 2014-2016, Burke was the Director of the British Columbia Rugby Union Board of Directors and was on the National Women's Program Player's Committee from 2011 to 2014.[9] She is also on the Monty Heald Fund committee.[10]

References
  1. Davidson, Neil. "Veteran Mandy Marchak ready for another rugby World Cup, this time rugby league". Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  2. "Canada gets its first-ever national women's rugby league squad". 21 September 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  3. Ben Kerr, lastwordonsports.com (30 June 2014). "Canada's Roster Announced for Women's Rugby World Cup". Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  4. Bryan Kelly, Rugby Canada Communications (BC Rugby.com) (31 July 2014). "Canada roster announced for Women's World Cup opener vs France". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  5. Jennifer Hoegg, Kingscountynews.ca (13 August 2014). "Women in sport: Acadia grad has a love affair with rugby, playing on international stage". Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  6. https://www.immunotec.com/corporphan/sports_nutrition/AndreaBurk
  7. "Andrea Burke". Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  8. "Womens RWC - #WRWC2014 Dream Team revealed after fan vote". 2014-08-19. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  9. "Andrea Burk". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  10. "MONTY HEALD NATIONAL WOMEN'S FUND – Canadian Rugby Foundation". Retrieved January 26, 2019.
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