Travis Burns
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 6 February 1984 Texas, Queensland, Australia | |||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb)[1] | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Five-eighth, Hooker, Halfback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2005–07 | Manly Sea Eagles | 38 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 46 |
| 2008–09 | North Queensland Cowboys | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2010–12 | Penrith Panthers | 55 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 103 |
| 2013–14 | Hull KR | 46 | 9 | 80 | 2 | 198 |
| 2015– | St Helens | 29 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 72 |
| 2016– | Leigh Centurions (loan) | |||||
| Total | 202 | 36 | 150 | 3 | 447 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2013 | Exiles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As of 10 September 2015 | ||||||
| Source: Rugby League Project | ||||||
Travis Burns (born 6 February 1984) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for St Helens of Super League. He formerly played for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. He is a utility player, currently playing 5/8, and was rookie of the year in 2006 for the Manly Sea Eagles.
Travis signed a three-year deal to play five-eighth for the North Queensland Cowboys, starting in 2008. He missed numerous games in his first season due to injuries and suspension.[2]
After only two years at the Cowboys, Burns signed a two-year contract with the Penrith Panthers prior to the 2010 season.[3]
Burns made his debut for the Penrith Panthers in Round 1, 2010, against the Canberra Raiders alongside Adrian Purtell, Kevin Kingston and Nigel Plum. Burns scored his first try for the club in Round 6 against the New Zealand Warriors with the Panthers winning 40–12. Burns played 19 games for the Panthers in 2010 scoring 4 times. Burns alongside Kevin Kingston both signed extensions with the Panthers until the 2013 season.[4]
He played for Hull KR, and was their regular kicker, having scored 48 goals in 14 appearances during the 2014 season.[5]
In September 2014 Travis Burns signed a 3-year contract to play for St Helens RLFC. St Helens paid in the region of £60,000 to secure his services from Hull KR. He will team up with ex Penrith Panthers team mate Luke Walsh for 2015 season at St Helens.
References
- 1 2 "Travis Burns St Helens". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ My time to step up for Cowboys: Burns
- ↑ Panthers sign Burns from Cowboys
- ↑ 2010 Penrith Panthers season#2010 U20 Panthers
- ↑ "Travis Burns Player Stats". loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2014-05-28.