David Ronald Burnet (born 8 September 1950) is an Australian former rugby union international who represented Australia in six Test matches. He also played rugby league for the North Sydney Bears.
| Full name | David Ronald Burnet | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 September 1950 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Knox Grammar School | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Burnet was born in Sydney and educated at Knox Grammar School.[1]
A Gordon first-grade player, Burnet was an outside centre and made all of his Wallabies appearances in 1972, debuting in a home series against France. He kept his place for the tour of New Zealand that followed and he played in all three Tests, then scored his only Wallabies try in a one-off Test against Fiji in Suva.[1]
Burnet converted to rugby league in 1974, signing a one-year contract with Manly Warringah. He featured in two pre-season matches for Manly Warringah but then struggled to maintain a spot in the reserves and requested to be released from his contract. North Sydney subsequently signed Burnet and he made 11 first-grade appearances in the 1974 NSWRFL season, with coach Noel Kelly naming him the side's most improved player.[2] He spent one further season at North Sydney, playing another seven first-grade games in 1975.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "David Ronald Burnet". classicwallabies.com.au.
- ^ "Stormy RL Passage". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 August 1974.
- ^ "Dave Burnett - Playing Career - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
External links
edit- Dave Burnet at ESPNscrum