Ryan Burroughs

Ryan Burroughs
Personal information
Born (1991-08-26) August 26, 1991[1][2]
Manassas, Virginia, United States of America
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Weight 14 st 5 lb (91 kg)[3]
Playing information
Position Fullback, Wing, Centre

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017– Toronto Wolfpack 11 8 0 0 32
2018(loan) → London Skolars 5 4 0 0 16
2018(loan) → Barrow Raiders 12 3 0 0 12
Total 28 15 0 0 60
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015– United States 7 4 0 0 16
As of 7 October 2018
Source: [4][5]

Ryan Burroughs (born August 26, 1991) is an American professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Barrow Raiders in the Betfred Championship, on loan from the Toronto Wolfpack. Primarily playing on the wing, he can also play as fullback or centre.

Burroughs is a United States national representative.

Early life

Burroughs played high school football as a running back and wide receiver for Liberty High School.[6] After serving in the United States Army, he briefly played rugby union for a local club in Virginia, before joining the Northern Virginia Eagles of the USA Rugby League in 2015.[1]

Playing career

Burroughs scored 5 tries during his rugby league debut match against the Bucks County Sharks.[7] He finished the season with 33 tries from 10 games, and was selected to represent the United States in their two-match Colonial Cup series against Canada later in the year, scoring one try in the first match,[8] and two tries in the second.[9] In December 2015, Burroughs played in both of the US' 2017 World Cup qualifying matches against Jamaica and Canada, scoring a try against Canada.[10]

Burroughs moved to Australia to play for the Wentworthville Magpies in 2016.[11] Initially playing in the Sydney Shield, Burroughs was promoted to the Magpies' Ron Massey Cup team during the season.[1] In October 2016, Burroughs signed with the newly established Toronto Wolfpack for their inaugural season in 2017.[12] He made his debut for the Wolfpack in their 2017 Challenge Cup match against Siddal, scoring the club's first ever competitive try.[13]

In March 2018, Burroughs was sent on loan, along with Wolfpack teammate Quinn Ngawati, to League 1 side London Skolars, for the remainder of the 2018 season.

Later that year, Burroughs moved to the Barrow Raiders in the Championship to further his Rugby League career.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Birchall, Steve (25 July 2017). "You Don't Know Me: Ryan Burroughs". RLWC2017.com. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Ryan Burroughs". USARL.org. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Ryan Burroughs". torontowolfpack.com.
  4. ↑ "Ryan Burroughs". Love Rugby League.
  5. ↑ Rugby League Project
  6. ↑ Reid, Jennie (3 December 2015). "Flyer Ryan Burroughs living the dream". USARL.org. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Northern Virginia Eagles new recruits shine in opening round". USARL.org. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "USA Hawks vs Canada Wolverines - Match Report". USARL.org. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Canada retains the Colonial Cup winning the series 2-0". USARL.org. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  10. ↑ Lowe, Brian (13 December 2015). "USA going to the 2017 World Cup". USARL.org. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  11. ↑ Proszenko, Adrian (27 February 2016). "American Ryan Burroughs tries a reverse Jarryd Hayne at Eels". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "The Wolfpack Welcomes Ryan Burroughs". torontowolfpack.com. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  13. ↑ Bower, Aaron (26 February 2017). "Toronto Wolfpack take leap into the muddy unknown in rural Yorkshire". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
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