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Joe Burgess (born 14 October 1994) is an English
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footballer who plays as a er for
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in the
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, and
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at international level. He previously spent two spells with the
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in the
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, and has also played for the
Sydney Roosters Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club, known as the Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs. The club competes in the National Rugby Lea ...
and the
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in the
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.


Background

Joe Burgess was born in
Wigan Wigan ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. It is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its ad ...
,
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, England. Joe played amateur rugby for
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.


Playing career


Wigan academy

Burgess joined the
Wigan Warriors The Wigan Warriors is an English professional rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club competes in the Super League, the top tier of the British rugby league system. Formed in 1872, the club is a founding member of the Ru ...
' academy at the age of 16 from local club
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. He played a crucial part in the U19s success in the 2013 season, scoring 24 tries in just 18 appearances.


Wigan Warriors

For his efforts he was rewarded with 2 appearances in the
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in 2013, making his début and scoring a try against
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. In the 2014 season he established himself as the
Wigan Warriors The Wigan Warriors is an English professional rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club competes in the Super League, the top tier of the British rugby league system. Formed in 1872, the club is a founding member of the Ru ...
' first choice winger, partially because of
Josh Charnley Joshua Charnley (born 26 June 1991) is an English international professional rugby league footballer who plays on the for the Leigh Leopards in the Super League. He previously played for the Warrington Wolves and Wigan Warriors, with whom he ...
's absence. This despite being so surprised at being asked to train with the first team at the start of the season that he made an offensive remark over the phone to coach
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, believing it to be a prank. On 4 April 2014, he scored 4 tries during a 52-8 victory over
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. Burgess enjoyed a fantastic rookie season for the Warriors with 22 tries (17 Super League, 4 Challenge Cup, 1 World Club Challenge) from 24 games. He also marked his first taste of Super League playoff action with a try each in all three of Wigan's playoff contests. First he scored a length of the field try in Wigan's 57-4 week one demolition of the
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on 18 September 2014 after catching a high ball close to his own try line and sprinted to the opposition try line to score. Then on 3 October 2014, he would score the winning try in the dying minutes of the semi-final at home against the
Warrington Wolves Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England. They play home games at the Halliwell Jones Stadium and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league. Warringto ...
to break a 12-12 tie and send Wigan through to the
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with a 16-12 win. Then in the Grand Final on 11 October 2014 against archrivals St Helens he scored a try just before half time to edge Wigan 6-2 in front despite the Warriors being down to 12 men just two minutes in, but Saints would ultimately win the contest 14-6 at
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. In 2015, Burgess earned a place in the
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. He played in the 2015 Super League Grand Final defeat by the
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at
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.


Sydney Roosters

Before the 2015 season began, Burgess confirmed he would be heading to Australia in 2016 to play in the
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with the
Sydney Roosters Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club, known as the Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs. The club competes in the National Rugby Lea ...
on a three-year contract. On his début, he scored both Roosters tries in their 42–10 loss to the
South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney District Rugby League Football Club, also known as the South Sydney Rabbitohs, is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Maroubra, New South Wales, Maroubra that competes in the Nat ...
. In 2016, Burgess joined the Sydney Roosters, On 31 July 2016, Burgess played one game for The
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in The
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after he was dropped by Souths for poor form. Burgess went on to score a first half hat trick as Norths defeated Wyong 34-10. Midway through the 2016 season it was announced that Burgess would be returning to Wigan in 2017.


South Sydney Rabbitohs

In June 2016, it was announced that Burgess had completed a mid-season loan to South Sydney for the remainder of the
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. Burgess impressed while at South Sydney scoring five tries in nine appearances. Despite interest from South Sydney to stay in Australia he decided his future lay at Wigan.


Return to Wigan

Burgess returned to Wigan in 2017 after the Roosters agreed to grant a release. Burgess scored a try on his second début for Wigan on 11 February against
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as the Warriors opened their defence of their Super League title with a 26-16 win. Burgess would also score a hat trick as Wigan won the
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for a record fourth time as they defeated the
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22-6 on 19 February, becoming the second player in the history of the competition to score a hat trick in the game. He made his return for the club at
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in Round 1 of
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where he scored a try thanks to a George Williams grubber kick. A week later he scored a hat-trick to help Wigan win a record breaking fourth World title. He continued his sensational start to the season with two tries against
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before an injury in the Round 4 fixture against
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ruled him out for six weeks. He returned on Good Friday to face old rivals St. Helens where thanks to kicks from halfback Williams he scored a brace. Due to the injury crisis at Wigan he was forced to play at centre for several matches however that didn't affect his scoring ability as he scored another brace against the
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in Round 11 to take his tally to 10 for the season in all competitions. In their first
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fixture of the year he scored another brace of tries one from his own kick through and the other from second rower
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's kick. At the
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in Newcastle he collected a high bomb from captain
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to gain a draw in a dramatic match but Williams could not convert to win the game. Round 15 saw Warriors travel to St Helens where he scored off the back of yet another Williams grubber kick. Tries in the away defeats at
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, and Leigh Centurions followed before a brace in the Challenge Cup quarter final at
Warrington Wolves Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England. They play home games at the Halliwell Jones Stadium and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league. Warringto ...
. Round 20 saw Burgess get his 19th and 20th tries of the season before scoring a hat-trick in the south of France against the Catalans Dragons. He suffered by his standards a drought and did not score for the next five matches before his 7th brace of the season in the third round of the Super 8's against Salford. His last try of the season came in the Challenge Cup final against Hull FC, his try coming as late consolation after a Liam Farrell cut out pass found him on the wing at
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. Burgess played in the
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which Wigan lost 8-4 against St Helens.


Salford Red Devils

On 4 December 2020, it was announced that Burgess would join
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from the 2021 season on a two-year deal. In round 21 of the 2022 Betfred Super League season, Burgess scored two tries for Salford in a 44-12 upset victory over
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. In the 2023 Super League season, Burgess played 23 matches for Salford as the club finished 7th on the table and missed the playoffs.


Hull Kingston Rovers

On 9 January 2024, Burgess joined
Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers (often abbreviated to Hull KR) are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Craven Park, Hull, Craven Park and compete in Super League, the top tier of B ...
on a one-year deal ahead of the 2024 Super League season. Burgess was released by Salford after the club said his conduct was deemed "not consistent" with the clubs expected standards. On 12 October 2024, Burgess played in Hull Kingston Rovers
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loss against Wigan. On 7 June 2025, Burgess played in Hull Kingston Rovers 8-6 2025 Challenge Cup final victory over Warrington. It was the clubs first major trophy in 40 years.


International

After the 2014 Super League season, Burgess was selected in the England team for the 2014 Four Nations held in Australia and New Zealand however he did not play a match. He earned another call-up to the England squad for their test series against New Zealand. Burgess made his début for England in a test match, before the series, against
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which saw Burgess score a try in England's win over their opponents.


Career Statistics


References


External links


Wigan Warriors profile
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SL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Burgess, Joe 1994 births Living people England national rugby league team players English rugby league players Hull Kingston Rovers players North Sydney Bears NSW Cup players Rugby league players from Wigan Rugby league wingers Salford Red Devils players South Sydney Rabbitohs players Sydney Roosters players Wigan Warriors players