Canadian rugby footballer
Rugby player
Andrea 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 league career
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Canada
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]
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