Paul Burke (rugby union, born 1982)

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Paul Burke
Birth namePaul Burke
Date of birth (1982-10-01) 1 October 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth South Ayrshire, Scotland
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Ayr ()
– Marr ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010-11 Glasgow Warriors 4 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Scotland Club XV
Coaching career
YearsTeam
Marr (Asst.)

Paul Burke (born 1 October 1982) is a former Scotland Club XV international rugby union player, previously with Glasgow Warriors and Ayr. [1]

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Ayr. While with Ayr he won the Scottish Premiership and the Scottish Cup. [1]

He then played for Marr. [2] While at Marr he won the 2010–11 season, he then won a run of four successive league title wins which promoted the club from the sixth to the second tier of Scottish club rugby for the 2014–15 season. They were promoted to the Scottish Premiership in the 2016-17.

Professional career

He played for Glasgow Warriors in their pre-season matches against Sale Sharks, Clermont Auvergne and La Rochelle. [3]

He made his competitive debut for the Warriors in their Celtic League match against Cardiff Blues at Firhill Stadium on 19 February 2010. He is Warrior Number 180. [4] [5]

International career

He has been capped by Scotland Club XV. [1] [6]

Coaching career

He has been Assistant Coach at Marr. [7]

Management career

Burke has managed various gyms in the Bannatyne group;- in Ayr, [8] Inverness [9] and Dunfermline. [10]

He has a degree in Sports Science from the University of the West of Scotland.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Glasgow Warriors | Paul Burke". Glasgowwarriors.com.
  2. ↑ "StackPath". Marrrugby.com.
  3. ↑ "Paul Burke, Glasgow Warriors". Gettyimages.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "Glasgow Warriors | Glasgow Warriors v Cardiff Blues". Glasgowwarriors.com.
  5. ↑ "Players Numbers" (PDF). S3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Scotland Under-20 0-19 Scotland Club Xv". Scottishrugby.org.
  7. ↑ Blue, Moody (10 April 2014). "Rugby is a Team Game". Scottishrugbyblog.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "Top marks for Ayr health club". Daily Record. 25 September 2008.
  9. ↑ "inverness club general manager". Endurrun.com.
  10. ↑ Cawthorne, Ella. "Family charities benefit from Dunfermline health club Easter egg collection". Entirely.media.
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