Matt Burke

Matthew C. Burke , born the March 26th 1973 with Brisbane is a player of Rugby to XV Australia N, evolving/moving at the station of back and center.

After having lost finally world cup of Rugby to seven 1993, it obtains its first selection with the Wallabies against the Sprinboks the August 21st 1993. Regarded as one of the best backs in the world, he is also a formidable striker. Besides he has at this station a formidable rival at his adversaries All-Blacks in the person of Andrew Mehrtens which dispossessed it in May 2005 of the record of many points marked in the Super 12, records which he held with 959 points.

He is also the 2nd best marker, behind Michael Lynagh, of the Wallabies of which he is, with 54 of his 82 selections, the back more wrapped.

Club

New South Wales Waratahs
Newcastle Falcons (2004-)

Prize list

In club and province

115 selections with the province of New South Wales (record)
79 matches Super 12 with Waratahs (second with the classification the most wrapped of)
959 points into Super 12 (second with the classification)

In team of Australia

victorious of the World cup of Rugby 1999 to the Wales
finalist of the World cup of Rugby 2003 victorious in Australia
of the Tri-nations 2000 2001
81 selections of 1993 with 2004
878 points in tests matches
Tests per season: 2 in 1993, 4 in 1994, 5 in 1995, 11 in 1996, 2 in 1997, 8 in 1998, 12 in 1999, 3 in 2000, 11 in 2001, 10 in 2002, 8 in 2003, 5 in 2004

External bonds

Statistical and photographs on sporting-heroes.net

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