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Louise Burrows (née Cooke; born 11 March 1978) is a former Australian rugby union player. She represented Australia at four Rugby World Cups — 2002, 2006, 2014 and 2017.[1][2][3][4]
| Birth name | Louise Cooke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 March 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Canberra, ACT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Burrows is a physical education teacher at Canberra Girls Grammar. In 1995, She joined the Royals Rugby Union club in Canberra when she was 17.[5][6] She has represented the ACT.
Burrows made her international debut for the Wallaroos against England in 2001 at Sydney.[7][4] She played her last test at the 2017 Rugby World Cup against Canada.[5]
In January 2020, she joined the Brumbies squad for the Super W competition.[8] She is an inaugural inductee of the University of Canberra Sports Walk of Fame in 2022.[9][4]
References
edit- ^ "Louise Burrows". classicwallabies.com.au. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Helmers, Caden (22 July 2016). "Louise Burrows says our rugby future is in our own backyard". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "England win Women's Rugby World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "A sporting career that's spanned three decades: Sport Walk of Fame Inductee, Louise Burrows". UnCover. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ a b Gavel, Tim (16 October 2021). "Age no barrier as Canberra rugby icon Louise Burrows eyes another World Cup". Riotact. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Travers, Penny (7 March 2022). "She's played professional rugby for 27 years. But Louise Burrows still isn't paid a cent". ABC News. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Louise Burrows". Australian Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Brumbies reveal 2020 Super W Squad". brumbies.rugby. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Walk of Fame Members". University of Canberra. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.