Travis Burns (rugby league)

Travis Burns

Personal information
Born	(1984-02-06) 6 February 1984 Texas, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	86 kg (13 st 8 lb)
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 Qld Cowboys 34 7 0 0 28 2010–12 Penrith Panthers 55 13 25 1 103 2013–14 Hull Kingston Rovers 49 9 80 2 198 2015–16 St Helens 34 4 28 0 72 2016(loan) → Leigh Centurions 8 3 4 0 20 Total 218 39 154 3 467 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2013 Exiles 1 0 0 0 0
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Travis Burns (born 6 February 1984) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He formerly played for St Helens in the Super League and the Penrith Panthers in the NRL. He now plays and coach's for the Wattles Rugby league club in Clifton Queensland

Playing career

Burns made his first grade debut for Manly-Warringah in round 18 of the 2005 NRL season against Penrith at Penrith Park.

Burns was the rookie of the year in 2006 for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. Burns played both finals games for Manly-Warringah that year as the club were eliminated by St. George Illawarra. In the 2007 NRL season, he played 12 games for Manly but did not feature in the club's finals campaign or the 2007 NRL Grand Final loss to Melbourne.

Burns signed a three-year deal to play five-eighth for the North Queensland Cowboys, starting in 2008. Burns missed numerous games in his first season due to injuries and suspension.

After only two years at the North Queensland club, Burns signed a two-year contract with the Penrith Panthers prior to the 2010 NRL season.

Burns made his début 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 Penrith club until the 2013 NRL season.

Burns played for Hull KR, and was their regular kicker, having scored 48 goals in 14 appearances during the 2014 season.

In September 2014, Burns signed a three-year contract to play for St Helens RLFC. St Helens paid in the region of £60,000 to secure his services from Hull KR.

External links

• Leigh Centurions profile
• St Helens profile
• Saints Heritage Society profile