Phil Burgess

{{short description|British rugby sevens player|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox rugby biography | image = | caption = | full_name = Phillip Burgess | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|7|1|df=y}} | birth_place = Frimley, Surrey, England | height = 1.80 m | weight = 92 kg | clubs1 = Cornish Pirates | repsevensteam1 = {{nrut7|England}} | medals = {{MedalSport| Men's rugby sevens }} {{MedalCountry| {{GBR2}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalSilver|2016 Rio de Janeiro|Team competition}} }}

'''Phillip Burgess''' (born 1 July 1988) is a former professional English rugby sevens player who played for the England national rugby sevens team on the World Rugby Sevens Series. He played his club rugby for the Cornish Pirates.<ref>{{cite news |title=Phil Burgess Looks Back On A Fantastic Career |url=https://therpa.co.uk/news/2021/01-14/phil-burgess-looks-back-on-a-fantastic-career/ |access-date=24 April 2023 |work=The RPA |publisher=Rugby Players Association}}</ref>

He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he won a silver medal in the men's tournament with the British team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/phil-burgess |title=Phillip Burgess |website=Rio2016.com |publisher=Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=23 August 2016 |archive-date=26 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126011305/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/phil-burgess |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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==External links== * {{World Rugby Sevens Series player}} * {{ItsRugby}} * {{Team GB}} * {{Olympics.com}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Team England|philip-burgess}} * {{CGF profile}} * {{2014 Commonwealth Games profile}}

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