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Rob Burrow
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Rob Burrow |
| Date of birth |
September 26, 1982 (1982-09-26) (age 25) |
| Place of birth |
Pontefract, Yorkshire, England |
| Height |
5 ft 5 in (1.64 m) |
| Weight |
10 st 3 lbs (65 kg) |
| Nickname(s) |
Dobby, Beep beep
Tiny Torpedo, Dwarf, Pocket Rocket |
| University(s) |
Leeds Metropolitan University |
| Club information |
| Position(s) |
Scrum-Half / Hooker |
| Current club |
Leeds Rhinos |
| Number |
7 |
| Youth clubs |
| Years |
Club |
|
Featherstone Juniors |
| Senior clubs* |
| Years |
Club |
Apps (points) |
| 2001 ‐ |
Leeds Rhinos |
|
| Representative teams |
2003 ‐
2005 ‐ |
England
Great Britain |
3
4 (26) |
|
* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.
|
Rob Burrow is a rugby league footballer who has represented Great Britain in the Lions. He weighs less than 70 kg, extremely small by rugby league standards. He also is known by the nickname of "Tattoo" due to his small stature.
He was a vital member of the Leeds Rhinos team that won the Super League Grand Final in 2004 and World Club Challenge in 2005.
He was named as Leeds Rhinos Player of the Year for his performance throughout the 2007 season, and was named in the Super League Dream Team for the same year along with team mates Scott Donald, Jamie Peacock and Gareth Ellis. Burrow was the winner of the Harry Sunderland Award for a man of the match performance in the Super League XII Grand Final, 2007; in which Leeds defeated St Helens by 33 points to 6.
Burrow played a pivotal role in helping Great Britain to a 3-0 victory over New Zealand in the Gillette Fusion Test series in 2007. His performance over the three matches led to him being named as the Man of the Series.
He currently coaches Pennine League division two team Ackworth Jaguars and led them to numerous league and cup finals. In June 2007 he was called up to the Great Britain squad for the Test match against France[1].
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