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| Rob Burrow |
|
| Personal information |
| Nickname |
Dobby, Beep beep, Tattoo |
| Born |
26 September 1982 (1982-09-26) (age 26) |
|
Pontefract, Yorkshire, England |
| Height |
5 ft 5 in (1.64 m) |
| Weight |
10 st 3 lbs (65 kg) |
| Playing information |
| Position |
Halfback, Hooker |
| Club |
| Years |
Team |
Pld |
T |
G |
FG |
P |
| 2001– |
Leeds Rhinos |
201 |
91 |
103 |
1 |
571 |
| Representative |
| Years |
Team |
Pld |
T |
G |
FG |
P |
| 2003– |
England |
6 |
4 |
9 |
0 |
34 |
| 2005–2007 |
Great Britain |
5 |
4 |
9 |
0 |
34 |
| As of 2 November 2008 |
| Source: Rugby League Project |
Rob Burrow is an English professional rugby league footballer with the Leeds Rhinos of Super League. A Britain intenrational representative hooker/half, he has spent his whole career to date at Leeds, having won the Super League championship with them three times. He weighs less than 70 kg, extremely small by rugby league standards, and is known by the nickname of "Tattoo" due to his small stature.
[edit] Playing career
Burrow was a vital member of the Leeds Rhinos team that won the Super League Grand Final in 2004 and World Club Challenge in 2005.
He was named as Leeds Rhinos Player of the Year for his performance throughout the 2007 season, and was named in the Super League Dream Team for the same year along with team mates Scott Donald, Jamie Peacock and Gareth Ellis. Burrow was the winner of the Harry Sunderland Award for a man of the match performance in the Super League XII Grand Final, 2007; in which Leeds defeated St Helens by 33 points to 6.
Burrow played a pivotal role in helping Great Britain to a 3-0 victory over New Zealand in the Gillette Fusion Test series in 2007. His performance over the three matches led to him being named as the Man of the Series.
He currently coaches Pennine League division one team Ackworth Jaguars and led them to numerous league and cup finals. In June 2007 he was called up to the Great Britain squad for the Test match against France[1].
He has been named in the Super League Dream Team for the 2008 season.[2]
He played in the 2008 Super League Grand Final victory over St Helens.[3]
He has been named in the England squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[4]
[edit] Superleague Record
The table below shows a cumulative points and scoring records for Rob Burrow at the end of the 2008 Superleague season.
| Club |
Years Active |
Appearances |
Tries |
Goals |
FG |
Points |
| Leeds Rhinos |
2001-08 |
150 |
98 |
107 |
2 |
608 |
| Total |
2001-08 |
150 |
98 |
107 |
2 |
608 |
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