Oliver Burgham


Oliver Ruck 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 and Wales, and at club level for Ebbw Vale and Halifax, during the era of contested scrums. He played at Halifax until the outbreak of the First World War.

Background

Oliver Burgham was born in Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England, his marriage to Mary J. Kershaw was registered during fourth ¼ 1919 in Lancaster district, and he died aged-81 in Penwortham, Lancashire, England.

International honours

Oliver 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.