Travis Burns

Travis Burns
Personal information
Born (1984-02-06) 6 February 1984
Texas, Queensland, Australia
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight 86 kg (13 st 8 lb)[1]
Playing information
Position five-eighth, hooker, halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2005–07 Manly Warringah 38 3 17 0 46
2008–09 Nth. Qld. Cowboys 34 7 0 0 28
2010–12 Penrith Panthers 55 13 25 1 103
2013–14 Hull KR 46 9 80 2 198
2015– St Helens 29 4 28 0 72
Total 202 36 150 3 447
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013 Exiles 1 0 0 0 0
As of 10 September 2015
Source: Rugby League Project

Travis Burns (born 6 February 1984) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for St Helens of Super League. He formerly played for 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.[2]

After only two years at the Cowboys, Burns signed a two-year contract with the Penrith Panthers prior to the 2010 season.[3]

Burns made his debut 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.[4]

He currently plays for Hull KR, and is their regular kicker, having scored 48 goals in 14 appearances during the 2014 season.[5]

In September 2014 Travis 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. He will team up with ex Penrith Panthers team mate Luke Walsh for 2015 season at St Helens.

References

  1. 1 2 "Travis Burns St Helens". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. My time to step up for Cowboys: Burns
  3. Panthers sign Burns from Cowboys
  4. 2010 Penrith Panthers season#2010 U20 Panthers
  5. "Travis Burns Player Stats". loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2014-05-28.

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