Colin Bourke Explained
Colin Bourke |
Birth Date: | 15 October 1984 |
Birth Place: | Napier, New Zealand |
Position: | Flanker |
Amatyears1: | 2004-2011 2003 |
Amatteam1: | Bay of Plenty Hawke’s Bay |
Amatapps1: | 90 12 |
Years1: | 2005 2009-2010 |
Clubs1: | Highlanders Chiefs |
Apps1: | 2 15 |
Repyears1: | 2010 |
Repteam1: | Māori All Blacks |
Repcaps1: | 3 |
Ru Sevensnationalyears1: | 2021 2004 |
Ru Sevensnationalteam1: |
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Ru Sevensnationalcomp1: | 2 3 |
Colin Bourke (born 15 October 1984) is a Japanese rugby sevens player.[1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] Born in New Zealand, Bourke moved to Japan in 2012 to play with the Richo Black Rams and he was naturalized as a citizen in 2018.[3]
In his career, Bourke played for:[4]
- Napier Boys High School.
- Taradale.
- Mt Maunganui.
- New Zealand Schools 2002. Played verses Fiji and Australian schools.[5]
- New Zealand Maori - 2010 (3 games). Played against NZ Barbarians, Ireland and England.
- UK Barbarians - 2010.
Notes and References
- Web site: Colin Bourke . Olympedia . 31 July 2021.
- Web site: Rugby Sevens - Fiji vs Japan - Pool B Results . Tokyo 2020 . 31 July 2021 . 1 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210801060746/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rugby-sevens/results-men-gpb-000100-.htm . dead .
- Web site: Colin Bourke. Tokyo 2020. 31 July 2021. 31 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210731215857/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rugby-sevens/athlete-profile-n1315486-bourke-colin-raijin.htm. dead.
- Troughton, Jamie. Rugby News magazine (November 2021). Charlotte Smulders Publisher, New Zealand
- The 2003 New Zealand Rugby Almanac (69th Edition). Akers, Clive & Miller, Geoff. Publisher: Hodder Mia Beckett Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand.