Travis Burns (rugby league)

Travis Burns

Personal information
Born	(1984-02-06) 6 February 1984 (age 34) Texas, Queensland
Playing information
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	86 kg (13 st 8 lb)
Position	Five-eighth, Hooker, Halfback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2005–07 Manly Sea Eagles 38 3 17 0 46 2008–09 North Qld Cowboys 34 7 0 0 28 2010–12 Penrith Panthers 55 13 25 1 103 2013–14 Hull Kingston Rovers 46 9 80 2 198 2015–16 St. Helens 34 4 28 0 72 2016(loan) → Leigh Centurions 8 3 4 0 20 Total 215 39 154 3 467 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2013 Exiles 1 0 0 0 0
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Travis Burns (born 6 February 1984) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He formerly played for St. Helens in the Super League, the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. He is a utility player, currently playing 5/8, and was rookie of the year in 2006 for the Manly Sea Eagles.

Travis signed a three-year deal to play five-eighth for the North Queensland Cowboys, starting in 2008. He missed numerous games in his first season due to injuries and suspension.

After only two years at the Cowboys, Burns signed a two-year contract with the Penrith Panthers prior to the 2010 season.

Burns made his début for the Penrith Panthers in round 1, 2010, against the Canberra Raiders alongside Adrian Purtell, Kevin Kingston and Nigel Plum. Burns scored his first try for the club in round 6 against the New Zealand Warriors with the Panthers winning 40–12. Burns played 19 games for the Panthers in 2010 scoring 4 times. Burns alongside Kevin Kingston both signed extensions with the Panthers until the 2013 season.

He played for Hull KR, and was their regular kicker, having scored 48 goals in 14 appearances during the 2014 season.

In September 2014 Burns signed a 3-year contract to play for St Helens RLFC. St Helens paid in the region of £60,000 to secure his services from Hull KR.