Bruce Burton

Bruce Burton is an English former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played club level rugby union for Sandal RUFC, and representative level rugby league for Yorkshire, and at club level for Halifax, and Castleford, as a.

Background

Bruce Burton's birth was registered in Wakefield district, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Bruce Burton played, was man of the match winning the White Rose Trophy, and scored 2-tries and a drop goal in Castleford's 17-7 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the Yorkshire Cup">Yorkshire rugby league team">Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1977–78 [Northern Rugby Football League season|1977–78 season] at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 15 October 1977.

Bruce Burton played, and scored a try in Castleford's 12-4 victory over Leigh in the 1976 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1976–77 Northern [Rugby Football League season|1976–77 season] at Hilton Park, Leigh on Tuesday 14 December 1976.

Bruce Burton played, and scored 5-goals in Halifax's 22-11 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1971–72 [League Cup (rugby league)|1971–72 Player's No.6 Trophy] Final during the 1971–72 Northern [Rugby Football League season|1971–72 season] at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 22 January 1972, and played stand off, and scored a try in Castleford's 25-15 victory over Blackpool Borough in the 1976–77 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1976–77 Northern Rugby [Football League season|1976–77 season] at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 22 January 1977.

Bruce Burton played 3 times for Yorkshire whilst playing for Halifax and once whilst playing for Yorkshire while at Castleford scoring a try in the 19-16 victory over Lancashire at Castleford's stadium on 12 September 1978.