Rory Burke

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Rory Burke
Date of birth(1994-04-27)27 April 1994
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
Date of death9 August 2024(2024-08-09) (aged 30)
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight117 kg (18.4 st; 258 lb)
School Christian Brothers College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
20??–2017 Cork Constitution ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017 Munster 1 (0)
2017–2019 Nottingham 30 (5)
2019–2020 Connacht 0 (0)
Correct as of 14 May 2019
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014 Ireland U20 10 (5)
Correct as of 20 June 2014

Rory Burke (27 April 1994 – 9 August 2024) was an Irish rugby union player. He played as a prop and previously represented Cork Constitution, Munster and Nottingham and Connacht.

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Cork Constitution

Having been educated at Christian Brothers College, Cork, Burke began playing for Cork Constitution in the Ulster Bank All-Ireland League and was part of the Con team that won the 2014 Bateman Cup. [1]

Professional career

Munster

On 29 April 2017, Burke made his competitive debut for Munster when he came off the bench to replace Stephen Archer in the provinces 14–34 away victory against Treviso in Round 21 of the 2016–17 Pro12 season. [2]

Nottingham

On 16 May 2017, it was announced that Burke had joined English RFU Championship side Nottingham R.F.C. on a one-year deal, which commenced during the pre-season of the 2017–18 season. [3]

Connacht

Burke returned to Ireland to join Connacht ahead of the 2019–20 season, in a move announced in May 2019. [4] He was released by Connacht in June 2020. [5]

Death

Burke died on 9 August 2024, at the age of 30. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rory Burke Munster Academy Profile". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Home Semi Final Secured". Munster Rugby. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Munster prop signs one-year deal with Championship side Nottingham". The42 . 16 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Connacht sign prop Rory Burke as Kerins becomes latest Academy graduate". Connacht Rugby. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Connacht Rugby confirm departing players". Connacht Rugby. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Tributes paid after death of ex-Munster and Connacht prop Rory Burke". RTÉ. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.


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