Louise Burrows

Louise Burrows
Birth nameLouise Cooke
Date of birth (1978-03-11) 11 March 1978 (age 46)
Place of birthCanberra, ACT
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker, Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Royals Rugby (0)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020–Present Brumbies (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001–2017  Australia 22 (0)

Louise Burrows (née Cooke; born 11 March 1978) is a former Australian rugby union player. She represented Australia at four Rugby World Cups — 2002, 2006, 2014 and 2017.[1][2][3][4]

Burrows is a physical education teacher at Canberra Girls Grammar. In 1995, She joined the Royals Rugby Union club in Canberra when she was 17.[5][6] She has represented the ACT.

Burrows made her international debut for the Wallaroos against England in 2001 at Sydney.[7][4] She played her last test at the 2017 Rugby World Cup against Canada.[5]

In January 2020, she joined the Brumbies squad for the Super W competition.[8] She is an inaugural inductee of the University of Canberra Sports Walk of Fame in 2022.[9][4]

References

  1. ^ "Louise Burrows". classicwallabies.com.au. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  2. ^ Helmers, Caden (22 July 2016). "Louise Burrows says our rugby future is in our own backyard". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. ^ "England win Women's Rugby World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "A sporting career that's spanned three decades: Sport Walk of Fame Inductee, Louise Burrows". UnCover. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b Gavel, Tim (16 October 2021). "Age no barrier as Canberra rugby icon Louise Burrows eyes another World Cup". Riotact. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  6. ^ Travers, Penny (7 March 2022). "She's played professional rugby for 27 years. But Louise Burrows still isn't paid a cent". ABC News. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Louise Burrows". Australian Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Brumbies reveal 2020 Super W Squad". brumbies.rugby. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Walk of Fame Members". University of Canberra. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.