Andrea Burk

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| height = 1.7 m

| weight = 75 kg

| occupation = Sports commentator and analyst

| ru_position = Centre (15s), Forward (7s)

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| amatyears1 = 1997-

| amatteam2 = Acadia Axewomen

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Andrea Burk (born April 7, 1982) is a Canadian rugby footballer. She represented {{nwrut|Canada}} in rugby union at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup and in rugby league at the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.timescolonist.com/veteran-mandy-marchak-ready-for-another-rugby-world-cup-this-time-rugby-league-1.23061867|title=Veteran Mandy Marchak ready for another rugby World Cup, this time rugby league|first=Neil|last=Davidson|publisher=|accessdate=30 October 2017}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=https://theprovince.com/sports/rugby/canada-gets-its-first-ever-national-womens-rugby-league-squad|title=Canada gets its first-ever national women's rugby league squad|date=21 September 2017|publisher=|accessdate=30 October 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://lastwordonsports.com/2014/06/30/canadas-roster-announced-womens-rugby-world-cup/ |title=Canada's Roster Announced for Women's Rugby World Cup |author=Ben Kerr, lastwordonsports.com |date=30 June 2014 |accessdate=2 October 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bcrugby.com/news/2014/07/31/provincial-15s-senior-women/canada-roster-announced-for-women-s-world-cup-opener-vs-france/#.VCyAJxY9SSo |title=Canada roster announced for Women's World Cup opener vs France |author=Bryan Kelly, Rugby Canada Communications (BC Rugby.com) |date=31 July 2014 |accessdate=2 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006084033/http://www.bcrugby.com/news/2014/07/31/provincial-15s-senior-women/canada-roster-announced-for-women-s-world-cup-opener-vs-france/ |archivedate=6 October 2014 }} She made her debut in their 2009 tour of {{nwrut|France}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.kingscountynews.ca/Sports/Other-Sports/2014-08-13/article-3831945/Women-in-sport%3A-Acadia-grad-has-a-love-affair-with-rugby,-playing-on-international-stage/1 |title=Women in sport: Acadia grad has a love affair with rugby, playing on international stage |author=Jennifer Hoegg, Kingscountynews.ca |date=13 August 2014 |access-date=2 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315045117/http://www.kingscountynews.ca/Sports/Other-Sports/2014-08-13/article-3831945/Women-in-sport%3A-Acadia-grad-has-a-love-affair-with-rugby%2C-playing-on-international-stage/1 |archive-date=15 March 2015 |url-status=dead }}

Rugby

Burk started playing rugby in 1997, at the age of 15, with her local club Capilano RFC.{{cite web| url=https://www.immunotec.com/corporphan/sports_nutrition/AndreaBurk | title=Andrea Burk | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202202649/https://www.immunotec.com/corporphan/sports_nutrition/AndreaBurk | archive-date=2018-12-02}}

Since 2013, she has been on the Aptoella Angels Select Team.

Honors

2004-2006 Canadian Interuniversity Sport All-Canadian
2004-2006 Female Athlete of the Year - Acadia University
2010 National Campion - Team BC
2011 British Columbia - Female Player of the Year
2014 Gillian Florence award{{cite web |title=Andrea Burke |url=http://andreaburk.ca/ |access-date=2012-12-02}}
2014 Women's Rugby World Cup Dream team{{Cite web|url=http://www.rwcwomens.com/home/news/newsid=2072758.html#wrwc2014+dream+team+revealed+after+vote|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819143854/http://www.rwcwomens.com/home/news/newsid=2072758.html#wrwc2014+dream+team+revealed+after+vote|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-08-19|title=Womens RWC - #WRWC2014 Dream Team revealed after fan vote|date=2014-08-19|access-date=2019-03-08}}
2016 Player of the Year finalist

Personal

Burk has a Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology from Acadia University and a Master's degree in Leadership and Development from Royal Roads University.

From 2014-2016, Burke was the Director of the British Columbia Rugby Union Board of Directors and was on the National Women's Program Player's Committee from 2011 to 2014.{{cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-burk-03950527/?originalSubdomain=ca |title=Andrea Burk |publisher=LinkedIn |access-date=2018-12-02}} She is also on the Monty Heald Fund committee.{{cite web|url=http://canadianrugbyfoundation.ca/index.php/monty-heald-national-womens-fund-2/|title=MONTY HEALD NATIONAL WOMEN'S FUND – Canadian Rugby Foundation|date=5 December 2017 |publisher=|accessdate=January 26, 2019}}