Craig Burden

Craig Bruce Burden (born 13 May 1985 in Durban, South Africa) is a former rugby union player for the Sharks in Super Rugby and the Currie Cup. He attended Maritzburg College in Pietermaritzburg where he played at centre. Between 2006 and 2013, he played as a hooker for the Sharks.

Craig Burden

Full name	Craig Bruce Burden
Date of birth	(1985-03-13) 13 March 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Durban, South Africa
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
School	Maritzburg College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2005–2011 Sharks XV 27 (45) 2005–2013 Sharks (Currie Cup) 71 (115) 2006–2013 Sharks 47 (20) 2007–2010 Sharks Invitational XV 3 (5) 2013–2015 Toulon 31 (0) 2015 → Montpellier 3 (0) 2015–2018 Stade Français 37 (15) 2019–2020 Sharks 8 (0) 2019 Sharks (Currie Cup) 4 (5) Correct as of 28 April 2021

In 2007 Burden attended the High Performance Player's Course at the International Rugby Academy NZ (IRANZ). Burden's Positional Coach was former Auckland Blues player Paul Mitchell and Course Facilitator former ITM Cup Coach for the Wellington Lions Chris Boyd.^[1]

He joined French Top 14 side Toulon as a medical joker in 2013.^[2]

He joined French Top 14 side Montpellier as a World Cup joker in July 2015.^[3]

He joined French Top 14 side Stade Français as a medical joker in November 2015.

Honours

Sharks

• Currie Cup: 2010

Toulon

• Heineken Cup European Champions: 2014
• Top 14 French League : 2014