Colin Bourke

Colin Bourke (born 15 October 1984) is a Japanese rugby sevens player.[1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] Born in New Zealand, Bourke moved to Japan in 2012 to play with the Richo Black Rams and he was naturalized as a citizen in 2018.[3]

Colin Bourke
Date of birth (1984-10-15) 15 October 1984
Place of birthNapier, New Zealand
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004-2011
2003		 Bay of Plenty
Hawke’s Bay		 90
12		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005
2009-2010		 Highlanders
Chiefs		 2
15		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010 Māori All Blacks 3
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2021
2004		  Japan
 New Zealand		 2
3

In his career, Bourke played for:[4]

  • Napier Boys High School.
  • Taradale.
  • Mt Maunganui.
  • New Zealand Schools 2002. Played verses Fiji and Australian schools.[5]
  • New Zealand Maori - 2010 (3 games). Played against NZ Barbarians, Ireland and England.
  • UK Barbarians - 2010.

References
  1. "Colin Bourke". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. "Rugby Sevens - Fiji vs Japan - Pool B Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. "Colin Bourke". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. Troughton, Jamie. Rugby News magazine (November 2021). Charlotte Smulders Publisher, New Zealand
  5. The 2003 New Zealand Rugby Almanac (69th Edition). Akers, Clive & Miller, Geoff. Publisher: Hodder Mia Beckett Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand.
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