Rick Bourke

  • Playing Career

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Monday, 16th November, 1953
Died
Tuesday, 15th August, 2006 (Aged 52 years and 272 days)
Place Of Birth
Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Flashy, blond-haired fullback grabbed a piece of rugby league history when he came on a replacement for Cronulla in the 1973 grand final and dived over to score the club's sole try in the 10-7 loss to Manly. Five years later Bourke was on the wing in the Sharks' second grand final appearance, which finished in a draw, but switched to fullback for the replay. A Cronulla junior, Bourke spent a decade at the club before playing one final season with Souths in 1983. Bourke passed away in 2006, aged 51.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 156 38 -   - 114 83 66 7 53.21% List
NRL Finals 8 2 -   - 6 2 5 1 25.00% List
National Panasonic Cup 3 7 -   - 21 1 2 0 33.33% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Cronulla NSWRFL 1973 3 2 -   - 6 2 1 0 66.67% List
Cronulla NSWRFL 1974 16 2 -   - 6 8 8 0 50.00% List
Cronulla NSWRFL 1975 12 1 -   - 3 5 6 1 41.67% List
Cronulla NSWRFL 1976 12 1 -   - 3 4 7 1 33.33% List
Cronulla NSWRFL 1977 21 9 -   - 27 12 9 0 57.14% List
Cronulla NSWRFL 1978 25 5 -   - 15 17 7 1 68.00% List
Cronulla NSWRFL 1979 21 8 -   - 24 12 8 1 57.14% List
Cronulla NSWRFL 1980 14 4 -   - 12 5 7 2 35.71% List
Cronulla NSWRFL 1981 19 5 -   - 15 11 8 0 57.89% List
Cronulla NSWRFL 1982 11 1 -   - 3 5 5 1 45.45% List
Souths NSWRFL 1983 2 - -   - - 2 0 0 100.00% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Cronulla 1973-82 154 38 -   - 114 81 66 7 52.60% List
Souths 1983 2 - -   - - 2 0 0 100.00% List
Overall1973-1983 156 38 0   0 114 83 66 7 53.21% List

Your Say

  • David
    11/09/2012

    A great player. He went to school at Endevour High where my father taught him.
    He played with the Sharks alongside his maths teacher Johhny Maguire. A sad loss.

  • Anonymous
    28/01/2015

    All Sharks fans no Rick and remember him very well he played with his heart I never saw him have bad game his standard was always high. I will never forget a true Sharks Legend.

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, AJ Lucantonio