Ryan Burroughs

Ryan Burroughs (born August 26, 1991) is an American professional rugby football player who has played primarily rugby league he has represented the United States National Rugby League team in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, as well as the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9’s. He last played rugby league for Barrow Raiders. He left the club to sign for rugby union’s Major League Rugby side Old Glory DC.[6] Primarily playing on the wing, he can also play as fullback or centre.

Ryan Burroughs
Burroughs with Wentworthville in 2016
Personal information
Born (1991-08-26) August 26, 1991[1][2]
Manassas, Virginia, U.S.
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Weight14 st 5 lb (91 kg)[3]
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionFullback, Wing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015–16 Northern Virginia Eagles 10 33 1 132
2016 Wentworthville Magpies 15 17
2017–18 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
2019– Northern Virginia Eagles 2 5 0 0 20
Total 55 70 1 0 212
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015– United States 8 8 0 0 32
2019– United States 9s 3 1 1 0 6
Rugby union
PositionCentre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019- Old Glory DC 3 2 0 0 10
As of 19 October 2019
Source: [4][5]

Burroughs is a United States national rugby league team representative.

Early life

Burroughs played high school football as a running back and wide receiver for Liberty High School in northern Virginia.[7] 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]

Senior career

Burroughs scored five tries during his rugby league debut match against the Bucks County Sharks.[8] 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,[9] and two tries in the second.[10] In December 2015, Burroughs played in both of the US' 2017 World Cup qualifying matches against Jamaica and Canada, scoring a try against Canada.[11]

Burroughs moved to Australia to play for the Wentworthville Magpies in 2016.[12] 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.[13] He made his debut for the Wolfpack in their 2017 Challenge Cup match against Siddal, scoring the club's first ever competitive try.[14]

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.

References
  1. 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. "Ryan Burroughs". torontowolfpack.com.
  4. "Ryan Burroughs". Love Rugby League.
  5. Rugby League Project
  6. "Ryan Burroughs signed by Old Glory DC". Old Glory DC. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  7. Reid, Jennie (3 December 2015). "Flyer Ryan Burroughs living the dream". USARL.org. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  8. "Northern Virginia Eagles new recruits shine in opening round". USARL.org. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  9. "USA Hawks vs Canada Wolverines - Match Report". USARL.org. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  10. "Canada retains the Colonial Cup winning the series 2-0". USARL.org. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  11. Lowe, Brian (13 December 2015). "USA going to the 2017 World Cup". USARL.org. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  12. Proszenko, Adrian (27 February 2016). "American Ryan Burroughs tries a reverse Jarryd Hayne at Eels". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  13. "The Wolfpack Welcomes Ryan Burroughs". torontowolfpack.com. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  14. 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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