For the Australian rugby union player of the same name, see Luke Burgess (rugby union)

Luke Burgess
Personal information
Born	20 February 1987 (1987-02-20) (age 22)
	Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	17 st 0 lb (108 kg)
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2007	Harlequins RL	3	0	0	0	0
2006–	Leeds Rhinos	43	5	0	0	20
As of 23 August 2009
Source: Rugby League Project

Luke Burgess (born 20 February 1987) is an English rugby league player.

Born in Wakefield, he currently plays as a prop for Leeds Rhinos having previously been on loan to Quins RL and Doncaster RLFC. He made his first appearance for Leeds in defeat at Castleford Tigers in March 2008.

Prior to his career, Burgess attended Heckmondwike Grammar School, he is the older brother of South Sydney Rabbitohs player Sam Burgess.

Burgess' debut game was against Castleford Tigers at Wheldon Road, Leeds lost this game. Burgess scored his first try on his second game against Harlequins RL. At the end of the 2008 season, Burgess became the inaugural winner of the Albert Goldthorpe Rookie of the Year Award, presented by the leading trade newspaper, Rugby Leaguer & League Express.

In 2009, Burgess played in 28 games, however only scored one try for the club against Salford City Reds, compared to five tries from only five appearances in 2008.^[1]

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[edit] External links

• Leeds Rhinos profile
• Super League profile
• Luke on Loan
• Mac Full of Praise