Phillip Burgess (born 1 July 1988) is an English rugby sevens player who plays for the England national rugby sevens team on the World Rugby Sevens Series. He played his club rugby for the Cornish Pirates.[1]
Full name | Phillip Burgess | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 1 July 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Frimley, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he won a silver medal in the men's tournament with the British team.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Phil Burgess Looks Back On A Fantastic Career". The RPA. Rugby Players Association. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Phillip Burgess". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
External links
edit- Phil Burgess at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
- Phil Burgess at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Phil Burgess at Team GB
- Phil Burgess at Olympics.com
- Phil Burgess at Olympedia
- Phil Burgess at Team England
- Phil Burgess at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Phil Burgess at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)