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Full name | Darren Burns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Dalby, Queensland, Australia | 17 May 1974||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Second-row, Lock, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Darren Burns (born 17 May 1974) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played as a lock for the Western Suburbs Magpies, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Sydney Roosters and the Brisbane Broncos over his seven-year career in the Australian National Rugby League competition. [1] [3]
Burns was born in Dalby, Queensland and played his junior rugby league for the Dalby Devils. [4]
He is best remembered for scoring the first NRL try in 1998, and his part in helping Warrington Wolves escape relegation in 2002, and in particular his performance in the 29–14 victory over Castleford Tigers at Wilderspool.
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