Bradford Thomas Burke (born 6 August 1963) is an Australian former

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international who represented

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in one Test match. He also played

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for Eastern Suburbs. Burke, son of Manly Warringah halfback

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, was born in

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and attended

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. His younger brother

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was a Wallabies winger, who also converted to rugby league. A scrum-half, Burke played for

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and gained his only Wallabies cap on the 1988 tour of Europe. He came on as a substitute in the closing stages of the Test against

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at Murrayfield, replacing an injured

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. Burke, switching to rugby league, made seven first-grade appearances for the Eastern Suburbs Roosters in the

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, as a teammate of brother Matt. He played as a halfback.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burke, Brad 1963 births Living people Australian rugby union players Australia international rugby union players Australian rugby league players Rugby union players from Sydney Rugby league players from Sydney Rugby union scrum-halves Rugby league halfbacks People educated at Waverley College Sydney Roosters players Randwick DRUFC players New South Wales rugby union team players Footballers who switched code 20th-century Australian sportsmen

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