Donald William Burland (22 January 1908 – 26 January 1976) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | Donald William Burland | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 January 1908 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 January 1976 (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | St Austell, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Burland was born in Bristol and educated at Kingsholme School in Weston-super-Mare. He played soccer during his early years, until taking up rugby union when he moved to the Bristol suburb of Horfield at age 14 and joined a local church side. Three years later was invited to play for Bristol "A".[2]
A centre three-quarter, Burland played in the firsts for Bristol from 1926 to 1934. He was a member of the Gloucestershire side which won three consecutive County Championships during the early 1930s and won eight England caps, debuting in the 1931 Five Nations. His England career included a match against Ireland at Lansdowne Road, where he scored all of England's points in a 11–8 win, with a converted try and two penalties.[3] After two seasons as captain of Bristol, Burland dislocated a shoulder playing against Aldershot Services in 1934, an injury which prematurely ended his career at 26.[2] He scored 118 tries from his 194 appearances for Bristol.[4]
Burland's half-brother, the son of Bristol City goalkeeper Harry Clay, died in the sinking of the HMS Courageous.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "England Rugby player moved to Cornwall". The West Briton. 12 February 1976.
- ^ a b "Only Eight Years In Rugby But Don Burland Took Most Of The Honours". Bristol Evening Post. 22 February 1964.
- ^ "Rugby international Don Burland dies". Bristol Evening Post. 27 January 1976.
- ^ "Mr D Burland". The New Observer. 30 January 1976.
- ^ "Bristol Victims of the Courageous". Bristol Evening Post. 21 September 1939.
External links
edit- Don Burland at ESPNscrum