Tom Burgess (rugby league)
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Tom Burgess is a professional rugby league
player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls
of Super League
.
Tom hails from Bradford and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Prop. Burgess is the younger brother of NRL superstar and former Bradford Bulls
player Sam Burgess
. His other older brother Luke Burgess
plays for the South Sydney Rabbitohs
alongside Sam.
2011 - 2011 Season
Tom featured in three of the four pre-season friendlies. He played against Halifax RLFC
, Dewsbury Rams
and Wakefield Wildcats.
Burgess made his Super League
debut in Round 8 (Harlequins RL) and played in every game until Round 11 (Leeds Rhinos
), he missed the next game through a minor injury. He then played in 6 consecutive games from Round 13 (Warrington Wolves
) to Round 18 (Hull FC
). Burgess was dropped then selected for Round 20 (Catalan Dragons) and has played in every match up until Round 27 (Wakefield Wildcats). He has scored a try against Catalan Dragons. Tom also played in both Challenge Cup
games against Halifax RLFC
and Wigan Warriors
, he scored against Halifax.
2012 - 2012 Season
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player who is currently contracted to the Bradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....
of Super League
Super League
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.
Tom hails from Bradford and is a product of the Bulls Junior Development system. His favoured position is at Prop. Burgess is the younger brother of NRL superstar and former Bradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....
player Sam Burgess
Sam Burgess
Sam Burgess is an English professional rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League...
. His other older brother Luke Burgess
Luke Burgess (rugby league)
Luke Burgess is an English rugby league footballer currently playing for Australian NRL side South Sydney RabbitohsBorn in Wakefield, he played for the Leeds Rhinos having previously been on loan to Harlequins RL and Doncaster...
plays for the South Sydney Rabbitohs
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...
alongside Sam.
Bradford Bulls
Statistics do NOT include pre-season friendlies.2011 - 2011 Season
2011 Bradford Bulls season
This article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 2011 season. This is the sixteenth season of the Super League era.-Season review:August 2010...
Tom featured in three of the four pre-season friendlies. He played against Halifax RLFC
Halifax RLFC
Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. Known as 'Fax', the official club colours are blue and white hoops, blue shorts and blue socks . They share The Shay stadium with football club FC Halifax Town...
, Dewsbury Rams
Dewsbury Rams
Dewsbury Rams RLFC is a professional rugby league club based in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. They are arguably most famous for becoming Champions in 1972-73 after finishing the regular season in 8th place. In the playoffs they beat Featherstone away, Warrington away, and then Leeds in the...
and Wakefield Wildcats.
Burgess made his Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
debut in Round 8 (Harlequins RL) and played in every game until Round 11 (Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
), he missed the next game through a minor injury. He then played in 6 consecutive games from Round 13 (Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....
) to Round 18 (Hull FC
Hull FC
Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull FC, is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition...
). Burgess was dropped then selected for Round 20 (Catalan Dragons) and has played in every match up until Round 27 (Wakefield Wildcats). He has scored a try against Catalan Dragons. Tom also played in both Challenge Cup
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs organised by the Rugby Football League. Originally it was contested only by British teams but in recent years has been expanded to allow teams from France and Russia to take part....
games against Halifax RLFC
Halifax RLFC
Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. Known as 'Fax', the official club colours are blue and white hoops, blue shorts and blue socks . They share The Shay stadium with football club FC Halifax Town...
and Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
, he scored against Halifax.
2012 - 2012 Season
2012 Bradford Bulls season
This article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 2012 season. This is the seventeenth season of the Super League era.-Season Review:July 2011...