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Colin Bourke
Japanese rugby sevens player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Colin Bourke (born 15 October 1984) is a former Japanese rugby union and sevens player.[1] He competed for Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Early life and career
Bourke was born in Napier, New Zealand, he attended St Patrick's School and then Napier Boys' High School.[2] He participated in athletics, cricket and rugby throughout intermediate and up till sixth form at Napier Boys' High School.[2] He played club rugby for Taradale.[3][2]
He represented the New Zealand Schools in 2002 and played against the Fiji and Australian schools.[4]
Rugby career
In 2003, he made the New Zealand sevens team and they went on to win the 2004–05 World Sevens Series.[2] He then moved to Mount Maunganui to play for Bay of Plenty for eight seasons.[2] He also played Super Rugby for the Highlanders, and Chiefs.[5][6]
In 2010, he played three games for the New Zealand Māori against the New Zealand Barbarians, Ireland and England.[2][6] He also played for the Barbarians that same year and suffered a serious shoulder injury which saw him miss the entire 2011 Super Rugby season.[7][8]
Bourke moved to Japan in 2012 to play with the Ricoh Black Rams and was naturalized as a citizen in 2018.[9][5] He competed for Japan in the men's sevens tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2][5]
In 2024, he announced his retirement from rugby after two seasons with Red Hurricanes Osaka in League One’s second division.[6]
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