Bill Burgess (rugby, born 1939)

Bill Burgess
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Burgess
Bornfirst ¼ 1939
Barrow-in-Furness district, England
Died (aged 85)
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Furness RUFC
≤03/1961–03/61 Fylde
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤03/1961–≤03/61 Lancashire 1
Rugby league
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1961–68 Barrow 222 179 537
1968–70 Salford 44 33 0 0 99
Total 266 212 0 0 636
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≥03/1961–≥03/61 Lancashire 11 10
1962–69 England 3 3 0 0 9
1962–69 Great Britain 14 8 0 0 24
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FatherBill Burgess Sr

William Burgess (1939 – 11 June 2024) was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Lancashire, and at club level for Furness RUFC, and Fylde, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for Barrow and Salford, as a wing.