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Colin Bourke
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1984-10-15) 15 October 1984 (age 40)
Napier, New Zealand
Sport
SportRugby sevens

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]

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 Sevens 2004 (3 tournaments).
  • Hawke’s Bay - 2003 (12 games).
  • Bay of Plenty - 2004-11 (90 games).
  • Highlanders - 2005 (2 games).
  • Chiefs - 2009-10 (15 games).
  • 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. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Colin Bourke". Tokyo 2020. 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.