Andrea Burk
 Hilary Leith and Burk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | April 7, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Sports commentator and analyst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrea Burk (born April 7, 1982) is a Canadian rugby footballer. She represented Canada in rugby union at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup and in rugby league at the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup.[1][2][3][4] She made her debut in their 2009 tour of France.[5]
Rugby[edit]
Burk started playing rugby in 1997, at the age of 15, with her local club Capilano RFC.[6]
Since 2013, she has been on the Aptoella Angels Select Team.
Honors[edit]
- 2004-2006 Canadian Interuniversity Sport All-Canadian[6]
- 2004-2006 Female Athlete of the Year - Acadia University[6]
- 2010 National Campion - Team BC[6]
- 2011 British Columbia - Female Player of the Year[6]
- 2014 Gillian Florence award[7]
- 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup Dream team[7][8]
- 2016 Player of the Year finalist[7]
Personal[edit]
Burk has a Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology from Acadia University and a Master's degree in Leadership and Development from Royal Roads University.
From 2014-2016, Burke was the Director of the British Columbia Rugby Union Board of Directors and was on the National Women's Program Player's Committee from 2011 to 2014.[9] She is also on the Monty Heald Fund committee.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ Davidson, Neil. "Veteran Mandy Marchak ready for another rugby World Cup, this time rugby league". Retrieved 30 October 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Canada gets its first-ever national women's rugby league squad". 21 September 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ Ben Kerr, lastwordonsports.com (30 June 2014). "Canada's Roster Announced for Women's Rugby World Cup". Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ Bryan Kelly, Rugby Canada Communications (BC Rugby.com) (31 July 2014). "Canada roster announced for Women's World Cup opener vs France". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ Jennifer Hoegg, Kingscountynews.ca (13 August 2014). "Women in sport: Acadia grad has a love affair with rugby, playing on international stage". Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Andrea Burk". Archived from the original on 2018-12-02.
- ^ a b c "Andrea Burke". Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ^ "Womens RWC - #WRWC2014 Dream Team revealed after fan vote". 2014-08-19. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ^ "Andrea Burk". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- ^ "MONTY HEALD NATIONAL WOMEN'S FUND – Canadian Rugby Foundation". 5 December 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
External links[edit]
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Canadian female rugby union players
- Canada women's international rugby union players
- Canadian female rugby league players
- Canada women's national rugby league team players
- Canadian expatriate rugby union players in England
- Rugby union commentators
- Rugby union players from British Columbia
- Canada international rugby sevens players
- Canadian rugby sevens players
- Canada international women's rugby sevens players
- Acadia University alumni
- Rugby union centres
- Barbarian F.C. Women players
- Canadian sports executives and administrators
- Royal Roads University alumni