Andrea Burk

Andrea Burk

Hilary Leith and Burk
Date of birth	(1982-04-07) April 7, 1982 (age 42)
Height	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Occupation(s)	Sports commentator and analyst
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre (15s), Forward (7s) Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1997- Capilano () – Acadia Axewomen () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2009– Canada National sevens team Years Team Comps Canada 7s
Rugby league career
Playing information
Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2017 Canada
Medal record Women's rugby union Representing  Canada World Cup 2014 France Team competition

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]

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.^[permanent dead link‍]
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. "Andrea Burk". Archived from the original on 2018-12-02.
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". 5 December 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2019.

External links

• Official website