Phil Burleigh

Phil Burleigh

Full name	Phillip Daniel Burleigh
Date of birth	22 October 1986
Place of birth	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
School	Shirley Boys' High School
Occupation(s)	Professional rugby union player
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Second five-eighth/Inside centre, Fly-half
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2014–	Edinburgh	21	(15)
correct as of 27 April 2015.
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2009–2014	Bay of Plenty	42	(67)
correct as of 4 November 2012.
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2010 2012–2014	Chiefs Highlanders	2 34	(0) (30)
correct as of 21 July 2014.

Phillip Daniel Burleigh (born 22 October 1986 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a professional rugby union player who plays for Edinburgh in the Pro12.

He previously represented the Highlanders in the Super Rugby competition and Bay of Plenty in the ITM Cup.^[1]

Burleigh was initially selected in the Chiefs 2012 Wider Training Group before being drafted into the Highlanders for the injured Kendrick Lynn. His first match was a week later versus the Chiefs, where he scored the match-winning try at Waikato Stadium.^[2]

Burleigh moved to Scotland in the summer of 2014, joining Edinburgh.^[3]

References

1. Barclay, Chris (9 March 2012). "Waratahs wary of 'mystery man' in Highlanders". Rugby Heaven. Fairfax. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
2. Pegen, Evan (27 February 2012). "Phil Burleigh the one the Chiefs let slip away". Rugby Heaven. Fairfax. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/27523974

External links

• Bay of Plenty profile