Craig Burden Explained

Craig Burden
Fullname:Craig Bruce Burden
Birth Date:13 March 1985
Birth Place:Durban, South Africa
School:Maritzburg College
Position:Hooker
Years1:2005–2011
Apps1:27
Points1:45
Years2:2005–2013
Apps2:71
Points2:115
Years3:2006–2013
Apps3:47
Points3:20
Years4:2007–2010
Apps4:3
Points4:5
Years5:2013–2015
Apps5:31
Points5:0
Years6:2015
Clubs6:
Apps6:3
Points6:0
Years7:2015–2018
Apps7:37
Points7:15
Years8:2019–2020
Apps8:8
Points8:0
Years9:2019
Apps9:4
Points9:5
Clubupdate:28 April 2021

Craig Bruce Burden (born 13 May 1985 in Durban, South Africa) is a former rugby union player for the in Super Rugby and the Currie Cup. He attended Maritzburg College in Pietermaritzburg where he played at centre. Between 2006 and 2013, he played as a hooker for the Sharks.

In 2007 Burden attended the High Performance Player's Course at the International Rugby Academy NZ (IRANZ). Burden's Positional Coach was former Auckland Blues player Paul Mitchell and Course Facilitator former ITM Cup Coach for the Wellington Lions Chris Boyd.[1]

He joined French Top 14 side Toulon as a medical joker in 2013.[2]

He joined French Top 14 side Montpellier as a World Cup joker in July 2015.[3]

He joined French Top 14 side Stade Français as a medical joker in November 2015.

Honours

2010

Toulon

2014

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Post.
  2. Web site: Sharks hooker off to Toulon . Sport24.co.za . 14 October 2013 . 14 October 2013.
  3. Web site: Top 14 - Craig Burden, plus qu'un joker à Montpellier ?. rugbyrama.fr . 21 July 2015 . 1 May 2017.