Burton Francis (born 2 January 1987) is a South African professional rugby union footballer. He usually plays as a fly-half although he has occasionally operated as a full-back.

Career

Youth
At youth level, he represented  at the 2004 Under-18 Academy Week. He moved to the  in 2005 and played for them in the 2005 Under-18 Craven Week tournament, which also led to his inclusion in the S.A. Schools B team. He also represented the Leopards in the Under-19 Provincial Championship tournament.

In 2006, he joined the  and played for them at Under-19 and Under-21 level.

Blue Bulls / Bulls
He made his first class debut for the Blue Bulls in the 2008 Vodacom Cup match against the . Only two months later, he made his Super Rugby debut for the  in their match against the . He made several appearances for them in the Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup competitions in 2008 and 2009.

Golden Lions / Lions
In 2010, he moved across the Jukskei River to join the , representing them in both domestic competitions over the next two seasons, as well as making twelve appearances for the  in Super Rugby.

Western Province / Stormers
He joined  in 2012 and was named 14 times in Super Rugby squads for the , but only made six appearances. He also only made one solitary appearance for  in the 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division.

SWD Eagles
He joined the  on loan for the 2012 Currie Cup First Division season and was also named in the  squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season, but was released after failing a medical test following a shoulder injury

Griquas / Cheetahs
His journey of South African teams continued when he joined  for the 2013 Vodacom Cup season. Following an injury to Elgar Watts, he was included in the ' Super Rugby squad. and never actually made a competitive appearance for Griquas.

Agen
In 2013, he joined French Pro D2 side Agen.

External links

Stormers profile
itsrugby.co.uk profile

References

Living people
1987 births
South African rugby union players
Stormers players
Western Province (rugby union) players
Rugby union fly-halves
Bulls (rugby union) players
Blue Bulls players
Golden Lions players
Lions (United Rugby Championship) players
Rugby union players from Paarl
Eastern Province Elephants players
Cheetahs (rugby union) players
SWD Eagles players