Kris Burton

Kristopher Burton
Birth name	Kristopher Shaun Burton
Date of birth	4 August 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight	87 kg (13 st 10 lb; 192 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Fly-half, Fullback
Senior career
Years	Team
2006–08; 2008–10; 2010–13; 2013–14	Orléans ; Prato ; Treviso ; NG Dragons
International career
Years	Team
2007–13	Italy

Last updated April 17, 2024

Kristopher Shaun Burton (born 4 August 1980) is an Australian-born Italian international rugby union player. His regular playing positions are Fly-half and Fullback.

Burton plays as a fly-half but can also turn out in the fullback position.

Burton qualifies to play for Italy through his mother, and made his debut for Italy against Uruguay on 2 June 2007. He has not represented Italy in the Rugby World Cup tournament, but has played in the three Six Nations Championships, in 2011, 2012 & 2013.

On 9 April 2013, it was confirmed that Burton would be moving from Treviso to Newport Gwent Dragons for the 2013–14 season.

On 7 May 2013, Burton announced that he would be retiring from International rugby.^[1]^[2] Burton left the Dragons in July 2014.

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References

External links

Kris Burton at ESPNscrum
Kris Burton at ItsRugby.co.uk
Benetton Treviso profile (in Italian)

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[1] BBC ,Kris Burton quits Italy before move to Newport Gwent Dragons, 7 May 2013

[2] Planet Rugby , Burton quits Italy, 7 May 2013 ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

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