Rick Bourke

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Career Stats & Summary

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

Career Statistics

All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.

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Club Career

Australian League Matches - By Year

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Cronulla NSWRFL 1973 ? 2 -   - 6  
Cronulla NSWRFL 1974 ? 2 -   - 6  
Cronulla NSWRFL 1975 ? 1 -   - 3  
Cronulla NSWRFL 1976 ? 1 -   - 3  
Cronulla NSWRFL 1977 21 9 -   - 27 12 9 0 57.14% Match list
Cronulla NSWRFL 1978 25 5 -   - 15 17 7 1 68.00% Match list
Cronulla NSWRFL 1979 21 8 -   - 24 12 8 1 57.14% Match list
Cronulla NSWRFL 1980 14 4 -   - 12 5 7 2 35.71% Match list
Cronulla NSWRFL 1981 19 5 -   - 15 11 8 0 57.89% Match list
Cronulla NSWRFL 1982 11 1 -   - 3 5 5 1 45.45% Match list
South Sydney NSWRFL 1983 2 - -   - - 2 0 0 100.00% Match list
Overall 1973-1983 ? 38 0   0 114 ? ? ? ?  

Australian League Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Cronulla 1973-82 ? 38 -   - 114 ? ? ? ?  
Cronulla 1977-82 111 32 -   - 96 62 44 5 55.86% Match list
South Sydney 1983 2 - -   - - 2 0 0 100.00% Match list
Overall 1973-1983 ? 38 0   0 114 ? ? ? ?  

Australian Finals Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Cronulla 1977-1981 7 1 -   - 3 2 4 1 28.57% Match list
Overall 1978-1981 7 1 0   0 3 2 4 1 28.57% Match list

All Australian Club Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Cronulla 1973, 1977-82 ? 39 -   - 117 ? ? ? ?  
Cronulla 1977-1982 112 33 -   - 99 62 45 5 55.36% Match list
South Sydney 1983 2 - -   - - 2 0 0 100.00% Match list
Overall 1973-1983 ? 39 0   0 117 ? ? ? ?  

Your Say

David says: 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. (11/09/2012)

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