# Phil Burgess

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{{short description|British rugby sevens player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| full_name      = Phillip Burgess
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1988|7|1|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [Frimley](/source/Frimley), [Surrey](/source/Surrey), England
| height         = 1.80 m
| weight         = 92 kg
| clubs1         = [Cornish Pirates](/source/Cornish_Pirates)
| repsevensteam1 = {{nrut7|England}}
| medals         = 
  {{MedalSport| Men's [rugby sevens](/source/rugby_sevens) }}
  {{MedalCountry| {{GBR2}} }}
  {{MedalCompetition|[Olympic Games](/source/Olympic_Games)}}
  {{MedalSilver|[2016 Rio de Janeiro](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics)|[Team competition](/source/Rugby_sevens_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_tournament)}}
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'''Phillip Burgess''' (born 1 July 1988) is a former professional English [rugby sevens](/source/rugby_sevens) player who played for the [England national rugby sevens team](/source/England_national_rugby_sevens_team) on the [World Rugby Sevens Series](/source/World_Rugby_Sevens_Series). He played his club rugby for the [Cornish Pirates](/source/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](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) in [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro), where he won a silver medal in the [men's tournament](/source/Rugby_sevens_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_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](/source/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>

==References==
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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}}

{{Great Britain rugby sevens squad 2016 Summer Olympics}}

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Category:1988 births
Category:Living people
Category:English rugby sevens players
Category:Olympic rugby sevens players for Great Britain
Category:Great Britain international rugby sevens players
Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
Category:Olympic medalists in rugby sevens
Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Male rugby sevens players
Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for England
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in rugby sevens
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
Category:Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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