Luther Burrell
| Date of birth | 6 December 1987 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Huddersfield, Yorkshire | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) [1] | ||
| School | All Saints Catholic College Huddersfield New College |
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| Rugby league career | |||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Current status | |||
| Current team | Northampton Saints | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2006–2011 2011–2012 2012– |
Leeds Carnegie Sale Sharks Northampton Saints |
41 12 71 |
(40) (15) (100) |
| correct as of 9 May 2015. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2014– | England | 12 | (15) |
| correct as of 21 March 2015. | |||
Luther Burrell (born 6 December 1987) is a professional rugby union player for Northampton Saints, he signed from Sale Sharks in the Summer of 2012 after a 1-year stint at the club.
Club career
Burrell studied at All Saints Catholic College and Huddersfield New College and started his career playing rugby league at U14 and U15 for the Huddersfield Giants before moving to Huddersfield Rugby Union Football Club.[2] He made his senior rugby union debut for Leeds Carnegie aged just 19(2006/07), and went on to make 41 appearances for the club. His rugby development was aided by several spells on loan to Championship clubs, including Sedgley Park (2007/08) and Otley. Burrell spent four seasons at Leeds before moving over the Pennines to Sale Sharks in 2011, the following season he signed for Northampton Saints. Where he won the Aviva Premiership in the 2013-14 season and gained 7 England caps. He also represented the West Indies at sevens.
International career
He was called up by Stuart Lancaster to represent England in May 2013 after his good form and an injury to another League convert Joel Tomkins.[3]
In January 2014, he was named in the England starting XV for the 2014 Six Nations Championship opening game away to France on 1 February, where he scored his first international try in a 26-24 defeat, running onto a pass to go over and score under the posts.[4] A week later on 8 February, he went on to score his second try in two matches at Murrayfield against Scotland in a 20-0 win.[5] He continued his fine form in the 2014 Six Nations by scoring yet another try in the 29-18 victory against defending champions Wales with a good finish in the corner, beating two Welsh defenders to latch on to a Billy Twelvetrees grubber-kick. On 27 August 2015, he was left out of England's 2015 World Cup squad.
International tries
| Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France |
Saint-Denis, France | Stade de France | 2014 Six Nations Championship | 1 February 2014 | Loss | 26 - 24 [6] |
| 2 |  Scotland |
Edinburgh, Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | 2014 Six Nations Championship | 8 February 2014 | Win | 20 - 0 [7] |
| 3 |  Wales |
London, England | Twickenham Stadium | 2014 Six Nations Championship | 9 March 2014 | Win | 29 - 18 [8] |
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