Louise Burrows Explained

Birth Name:Louise Cooke
Birth Place:Canberra, ACT
Height:1.65 m
Weight:65 kg
Ru Position:Hooker, Prop
Amatteam1:Royals Rugby
Amatpoints1:0
Superyears1:2020–Present
Superpoints1:0
Repyears1:2001–2017
Repcaps1:22
Reppoints1:0

Louise Burrows (née Cooke; born 11 March 1978) is a former Australian rugby union player. She represented at four Rugby World Cups — 2002, 2006, 2014 and 2017.[1] [2] [3]

Burrows is a physical education teacher at Canberra Girls Grammar. In 1995, She joined the Royals Rugby Union club in Canberra when she was 17.[4] [5] She has represented the ACT.

Burrows made her international debut for the Wallaroos against England in 2001 at Sydney.[6] She played her last test at the 2017 Rugby World Cup against Canada.

In January 2020, she joined the Brumbies squad for the Super W competition.[7] She is an inaugural inductee of the University of Canberra Sports Walk of Fame in 2022.[8] [9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Louise Burrows . 2023-01-07 . classicwallabies.com.au . en.
  2. Web site: Helmers. Caden. 2016-07-22. Louise Burrows says our rugby future is in our own backyard. 2022-12-04. The Canberra Times. en-AU.
  3. News: England win Women's Rugby World Cup. en-GB. BBC Sport. 2021-04-20.
  4. Web site: Gavel. Tim. 2021-10-16. Age no barrier as Canberra rugby icon Louise Burrows eyes another World Cup. 2022-12-04. Riotact. en.
  5. News: Travers . Penny . 2022-03-07 . She's played professional rugby for 27 years. But Louise Burrows still isn't paid a cent . en-AU . ABC News . 2022-12-04.
  6. Web site: Louise Burrows . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160323232959/http://www.rugby.com.au/wallaroos/TeamProfile.aspx?pid=224 . 2016-03-23 . 2021-04-20 . Australian Rugby Union.
  7. Web site: 2020-01-24. Brumbies reveal 2020 Super W Squad. 2021-04-20. brumbies.rugby. en.
  8. Web site: 18 November 2022 . Walk of Fame Members . 18 November 2022 . University of Canberra.
  9. Web site: 2022-11-15. A sporting career that's spanned three decades: Sport Walk of Fame Inductee, Louise Burrows. 2022-12-04. UnCover. en.

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