Oliver Burgham

Oliver Burgham was an English professional rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played club level rugby union for Gloucester RFC, and representative level rugby league for Great Britain national rugby [league team|Great Britain] and Wales, and at club level for Ebbw Vale and Halifax, as a forward. He played at Halifax until the outbreak of the First [World War].

Biography

Burgham played rugby union, and had previously captained Gloucestershire [Rugby Football Union|Gloucestershire] at county level before turning professional and joining Northern Union club Ebbw Vale in 1908. Three years later, he signed with English club Halifax.
Burgham won caps for Wales while at Ebbw Vale in 1908 against New Zealand, and England, and won a cap for Great Britain while at Halifax in 1911 against Australia.