Bruce Burton
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Bruce Burton (birth registered fourth ¼ 1952) is an English former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 1980s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Sandal RUFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Halifax (Heritage № 772), and Castleford, as a stand-off/five-eighth, i.e. number 6.[1][2]
Background
Bruce Burton's birth was registered in Wakefield district, West Riding of Yorkshire.
Playing career
County honours
Bruce Burton won a cap playing stand-off/five-eighth for Yorkshire while at Castleford scoring a try in the 19-16 victory over Lancashire at Castleford's stadium on 12 September 1978.[3]
County Cup Final appearances
Bruce Burton played stand-off/five-eighth, was man of the match winning the White Rose Trophy, and scored 2-tries and a drop goal in Castleford's 17-7 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1977 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1977–78 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 15 October 1977.
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances
Bruce Burton played stand-off/five-eighth, and scored a try in Castleford's 12-4 victory over Leigh in the 1976 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1976–77 season at Hilton Park, Leigh on Tuesday 14 December 1976.
Player's No.6 Trophy Final appearances
Bruce Burton played stand-off/five-eighth, and scored 5-conversions in Halifax's 22-11 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1971–72 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1971–72 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 22 January 1972, and played scrum-half/halfback, and scored a try in Castleford's 25-15 victory over Blackpool Borough in the 1976–77 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1976–77 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 22 January 1977.
References
- ↑ David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000) "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957
- ↑ "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.