Robert Edward Burgess (26 March 1949) is a New Zealand rugby union player and academic. 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.[1]
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| Birth name | Robert Edward Burgess | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 March 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | New Plymouth, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hastings Boys' High School Palmerston North Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Massey University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Burgess has a master's degree (1973) and a PhD (1984) in plant ecology from Massey University.[2][3][4]
At the 1998 local-body elections, Burgess stood for the Palmerston North mayoralty, finishing fourth in a field of 15 candidates.[5][6] He is married to New Zealand writer Linda Burgess.[7]
References
edit- ^ Akers, Clive. "Bob Burgess". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ Burgess, Robert (1973). Intraspecific variation in Yorkshire fog within a limited geographical region (Masters thesis). Massey Research Online, Massey University. hdl:10179/5327.
- ^ Burgess, Robert (1984). The life history strategy of Carex pumila Thunb. (Cyperaceae), a rhizomatous perennial pioneer species on the sand plains of the dune system of coastal Manawatu (Doctoral thesis). Massey Research Online, Massey University. hdl:10179/3534.
- ^ School, Palmerston North Boys’ High. "Old Boy and Former All Black Dr. Bob Burgess Presents at Assembly — Old Boys' Newsletter Term I". Palmerston North Boys’ High School. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ Keane, Philippa (4 October 1998). "Large field in close race for PN's top job". Sunday Star Times. p. 6.
- ^ "Local government councils". The Dominion. 12 October 1998. p. 15.
- ^ Morgan, Jon (13 March 1997). "Rejection suggests luck for writer". The Dominion. p. 12.
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