BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY Luther Burrell (born 6 December 1987) is a professional rugby union player for Northampton Saints, he signed from Sale Sharks in the Summer of 2012 after a 1 year stint at the club.
Club career
Burrell studied at All Saints Catholic College and Huddersfield New College and started his career playing rugby league at U14 and U15 for the Huddersfield Giants before moving to Huddersfield Rugby Union Football Club.[2] He made his senior rugby union debut for Leeds Carnegie aged just 19(2006/07), and went on to make 41 appearances for the club. His rugby development was aided by several spells on loan to Championship clubs, including Sedgley Park (2007/08) and Otley. Burrell spent four seasons at Leeds before moving over the Pennines to Sale Sharks in 2011, the following season he signed for Northampton Saints. His favoured position is centre. He also represented the West Indies at sevens.
International career
He was called up by Stuart Lancaster to represent England in May 2013 after his good form and an injury to another League convert Joel Tomkins.[3]
In January 2014, he was named in the England starting XV for the 2014 Six Nations Championship opening game away to France on 1 February, where he scored his first international try in a 26-24 defeat, running onto a pass to go over and score under the posts.[4] A week later on 8 February, he went on to score his second try in two matches at Murrayfield against Scotland in a 20-0 win.[5] He continued his fine form in the 2014 Six Nations by scoring yet another try in the 29-18 victory against defending champions Wales with a good finish in the corner, beating two Welsh defenders to latch on to a Billy Twelve trees grubber-kick.
International tries
| Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | Saint-Denis, France | Stade de France | 2014 Six Nations Championship | 1 February 2014 | Loss | 26 - 24 [6] |
| 2 |  Scotland | Edinburgh, Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | 2014 Six Nations Championship | 8 February 2014 | Win | 20 - 0 [7] |
| 3 |  Wales | London, England | Twickenham Stadium | 2014 Six Nations Championship | 9 March 2014 | Win | 29 - 18 [8]                                                                                                                                                     |
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