Louise Burrows
| Born | Louise Cooke 11 March 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Louise Burrows (née Cooke; born 11 March 1978) is a former Australian rugby union player. She represented Australia at four Rugby World Cups — 2002, 2006, 2014 and 2017.
Early career
Burrows first played rugby in 1994.[1] In 1995, She joined the Royals Rugby Union club in Canberra when she was 17.[2][3] She has represented the ACT.
Rugby career
Burrows made her international debut for the Wallaroos against England in 2001 at Sydney.[1][4]
She competed for Australia at the 2002 and 2006 Women's Rugby World Cups.[5][6] In 2010, she attended the Wallaroos camp for the 2010 Rugby World Cup, but didn't make the final cut.[6]
Burrows also played at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup in France.[1] She played her last test at the 2017 World Cup against Canada.[2][4]
In January 2020, she joined the Brumbies squad for the Super W competition.[7]
Personal life
Burrows is a physical education teacher at Canberra Girls Grammar.[6] She and her husband, Mick, have two children, Fletcher and Georgie.[6] She is an inaugural inductee of the University of Canberra Sports Walk of Fame in 2022.[1][8]
She completed a Bachelor of Secondary Education degree at the University of Canberra in 2008.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "A sporting career that's spanned three decades: Sport Walk of Fame Inductee, Louise Burrows". UnCover. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ a b Gavel, Tim (16 October 2021). "Age no barrier as Canberra rugby icon Louise Burrows eyes another World Cup". Riotact. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Travers, Penny (7 March 2022). "She's played professional rugby for 27 years. But Louise Burrows still isn't paid a cent". ABC News. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Louise Burrows". Australian Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Louise Burrows". classicwallabies.com.au. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d Polkinghorne, David (29 May 2014). "Canberra duo Shellie Milward and Louise Burrows begin pathway to women's rugby World Cup in Paris". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Brumbies reveal 2020 Super W Squad". brumbies.rugby. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Walk of Fame Members". University of Canberra. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.