Liza Burgess

Liza Burgess
Birth nameLiza Jane Burgess
Date of birth (1964-03-24) 24 March 1964 (age 60)
Place of birthNewport, Wales
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb; 12 st 6 lb)
UniversityLoughborough University
Occupation(s)Assistant Headteacher
Rugby union career
Position(s) No. 8
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1983-1987? Loughborough ()
1987?-1989? Wasps Ladies ()
1989-1999 Saracens Women ()
1999?-2006? Clifton Ladies RFC ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1983-1987
1987-2006
 Great Britain
 Wales
6
87
Coaching career
Years Team
2006-  Wales (forwards)
 Wales under-20
Gloucester-Hartpury Women
2017- Barbarians women's team
Official website
Official WRU Webpage

Liza Jane "Bird" Burgess (born 24 March 1964) is a former Welsh women's rugby union player who was a member of the 2018 World Rugby Hall of Fame class of inductees. Her career spanned three decades, which included participating in Wales' first-ever women's international in 1987, captaining Wales 62 times, playing in four World Cups and coaching in a further two.[1]

  1. ^ "Trailblazer Burgess Honoured by Hall of Fame Induction". Six Nations Rugby. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.