Kristopher Shaun Burton (born 4 August 1980) is an Australian-born Italian international rugby union player. His regular playing positions are Fly-half and Fullback.
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| Birth name | Kristopher Shaun Burton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 August 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (13 st 10 lb; 192 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Burton plays as a fly-half but can also turn out in the fullback position.
Burton qualifies to play for Italy through his mother, and made his debut for Italy against Uruguay on 2 June 2007. He has not represented Italy in the Rugby World Cup tournament, but has played in the three Six Nations Championships, in 2011, 2012 & 2013.
On 9 April 2013, it was confirmed that Burton would be moving from Treviso to Newport Gwent Dragons for the 2013–14 season.
On 7 May 2013, Burton announced that he would be retiring from International rugby.[1][2] Burton left the Dragons in July 2014.
References
editExternal links
edit- Kris Burton at ESPNscrum
- Kris Burton at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Benetton Treviso profile (in Italian)