Brad Burke


Bradford Thomas Burke is an Australian former rugby union international who represented Australia [national rugby union team|Australia] in one Test match. He also played rugby league for Eastern Suburbs.
Burke, son of Manly [Warringah Sea Eagles|Manly Warringah] halfback Peter, was born in Sydney and attended Waverley College. His younger brother Matt was a Wallabies winger, who also converted to rugby league.
A scrum-half, Burke played for Randwick and gained his only Wallabies cap on the Australia [rugby union tour">Australia national rugby union team">Australia [rugby union tour of England, Scotland and Italy|1988 tour of Europe]. He came on as a substitute in the closing stages of the Test against Scotland national [rugby union team|Scotland] at Murrayfield, replacing an injured Nick Farr-Jones.
Burke, switching to rugby league, made seven first-grade appearances for the Eastern Suburbs Roosters in the 1990 NSWRL season, as a teammate of brother Matt. He played as a halfback.