Colin Bourke (born 15 October 1984) is a Japanese
rugby sevens player. He competed in the
men's tournament at the
2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
. 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.
In his career, Bourke played for:
* Napier Boys High School.
* Taradale.
* Mt Maunganui.
* New Zealand Schools 2002. Played verses Fiji and Australian schools.
[The 2003 New Zealand Rugby Almanac (69th Edition). Akers, Clive & Miller, Geoff. Publisher: Hodder Mia Beckett Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand.]
* New Zealand Maori - 2010 (3 games). Played against NZ Barbarians, Ireland and England.
* UK Barbarians - 2010.
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
Male rugby sevens players
Olympic rugby sevens players of Japan
Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Place of birth missing (living people)
Naturalized citizens of Japan
Japanese people of New Zealand descent
Japanese rugby union players
New Zealand rugby union players
Bay of Plenty rugby union players
Highlanders (rugby union) players
L'Aquila Rugby players
Chiefs (rugby union) players
Black Rams Tokyo players
Rugby union flankers
NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka players
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