Tom Burgess (rugby league)

Tom Burgess

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Burgess
Born	(1992-04-21) 21 April 1992 (age 25) Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England
Height	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	120 kg (18 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2011–12 Bradford Bulls 46 4 0 0 16 2013– South Sydney 79 3 0 0 12 Total 125 7 0 0 28 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2012 England Knights 2 2 0 0 8 2013–16 England 13 2 0 0 8 2016 World All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
Source: Rugby League Project

Thomas 'Tom' Burgess (born 21 April 1992) is an English professional rugby league player who currently plays for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League. Burgess primarily plays at prop. Burgess is an England national and World All Stars representative. Burgess played in the Rabbitohs 2014 NRL Premiership winning team alongside his twin brother George Burgess and older brother Sam Burgess. Burgess is also the younger brother of Catalans Dragons player Luke Burgess. Burgess previously played for the Bradford Bulls in 2011-2012.

Burgess was born on 21 April 1992 in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. His father, Mark Burgess who died of Motor neurone disease, was also a rugby league footballer who played for Nottingham City, Rochdale Hornets, Dewsbury Rams and Hunslet; whilst his mother Julie is a teacher, currently employed at The Scots College in Bellevue Hill, Sydney. Burgess is brother of Luke and fellow South Sydney Rabbitohs players Sam and twin-brother George. Burgess attended Castle Hall Academy to receive a secondary education before becoming a professional rugby league player. He played his junior rugby league for Dewsbury Moor. Burgess was a product of the Leeds Rhinos junior development system, before moving onto Bradford Bulls.