Greg Burgess (rugby union) explained

Greg Burgess
Birth Name:Gregory Alexander John Burgess
Birth Date:6 July 1954
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Ru Position:Prop
Height:1.90NaN0
Weight:108kg (238lb)
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0
Repyears1:1980–81
Ru Province1:Auckland
Years1:1970s
Clubs1:Ponsonby District Rugby Football Club
Occupation:Real estate agent[1]
School:Marcellin College

Gregory Alexander John Burgess (born 6 July 1954) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, Burgess represented Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1980 and 1981. He played two matches for the All Blacks, including one full international. He went on to win consecutive national powerlifting titles from 1985 to 1991, and was second in the shot put at the national track and field championships in 1984 and 1985.[2]

Burgess became a successful investor, with interests in property and shares.[3] In 2008 he appeared on the New Zealand National Business Review Rich List for the first time, with an estimated wealth of NZ$60 million.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Real estate profile for Greg Burgess . www.realestate.co.nz/ . 11 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812204243/http://www.realestate.co.nz/profile/agent/5468 . 12 August 2014 .
  2. Web site: Greg Burgess . Ponsonby Rugby Club . Ponsonby Rugby Club . . 11 August 2014.
  3. News: Greg Burgess . 25 July 2008 . National Business Review Rich List 2008.
  4. News: Rich List 2008: A bad economy, but the rich still get richer . 25 July 2008 . National Business Review . 11 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081029024119/http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/rich-list-2008-a-bad-economy-rich-still-get-richer-33373 . 29 October 2008 . dead .
  5. News: Rich defy downturn, raise wealth . 25 July 2008 . The Press . 11 August 2014.