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Mar 26, 1949 New Plymouth, Taranaki Region, New Zealand 75 years old
New Zealand rugby union player
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About Bob Burgess
- Robert Edward Burgess (born 26 March 1949) is a former New Zealand rugby union player.
- A first five-eighth, Burgess represented Manawatu at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1971 to 1973.
- He played 30 matches for the All Blacks including seven internationals.
- In 1970 Burgess refused nomination for the All Black trials for the tour of South Africa as a protest against that country's apartheid regime, and in 1981 he actively campaigned against the 1981 South African tour of New Zealand.At the 1998 local-body elections, Burgess stood for the Palmerston North mayoralty, finishing fourth in a field of 15 candidates.
- He is married to New Zealand writer Linda Burgess.
