Bob Burgess

Bob Burgess

Full name	Robert Edward Burgess
Date of birth	26 March 1949
Place of birth	New Plymouth, New Zealand
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
School	Hastings Boys' High School Palmerston North Boys' High School
University	Massey University
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	First five-eighth
New Zealand No.	690
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
1973–75	Lyon Olympique Universitaire
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1967–73	Manawatu
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1968–70 1971–73	New Zealand Universities New Zealand	7	(6)

Robert Edward "Bob" Burgess (born 26 March 1949) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A first five-eighth, Burgess represented Manawatu at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1971 to 1973. He played 30 matches for the All Blacks including seven internationals. In 1970 Burgess refused nomination for the All Black trials for the tour of South Africa as a protest against that country's apartheid regime, and in 1981 he actively campaigned against the 1981 South African tour of New Zealand.^[1]

At the 1998 local-body elections, Burgess stood for the Palmerston North mayoralty, finishing fourth in a field of 15 candidates.^[2][3] He is married to New Zealand writer Linda Burgess.^[4]

References

1. Akers, Clive. "Bob Burgess". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
2. Keane, Philippa (4 October 1998). "Large field in close race for PN's top job". Sunday Star Times. p. 6.
3. "Local government councils". The Dominion. 12 October 1998. p. 15.
4. Morgan, Jon (13 March 1997). "Rejection suggests luck for writer". The Dominion. p. 12.