ru_amateurclubs ru_nationalteam weight birth_place ru_nationalyears ru_nationalcaps height article_title birth_date ru_nationalpoints ru_position name ru_amateuryears occupation
university raleigh venom glendale raptors of virginia washington d.c. furies berkeley all-blues beantown united states 200 lb kg on cherry point , north carolina 2004-2014 51 5 10 jamie burke -lrb- rugby union -rrb-
 15 october 1980 -lrb- 15 -rrb- prop jamie burke 1998-2003 2003-2005 2006-2007 2008-2011 2011-2012 2013-2014 phd student
jamie burke -lrb- rugby union -rrb-

jamie burke -lrb- born october 15 , 1980 in cherry point , north carolina -rrb- is an american rugby union player .
jamie burke began playing rugby in 1998 at the university of virginia in charlottesville , va , where she went on to earn all-american honors in 2000 , 2001 , 2002 , and 2003 .
in 2003 , burke won the prestigious woodley award , given to the top collegiate player in the country .
following her graduation from uva , she went on to play rugby for a number of clubs around the country ; the washington d.c. furies ; the berkeley all-blues , where she won a division i national championship in 2007 , ; beantown rfc , where she won two national championships with the nru senior women all stars in 2009 and 2010 ; raleigh venom , where burke helped the team win the 2011 division ii national championship. ; and the women 's premier league glendale raptors .
she made her debut for the usa national team in 2004 against the new zealand black ferns and has played in the 2006 , 2010 , and 2014 women 's rugby world cups .
she was one of the team captains at the 2010 women 's rugby world cup .
after the 2010 world cup , burke received several awards including irb world cup dream team , team of the year and team of the decade by rugby magazine , scrumqueens all star world cup team , and team to beat the world champions by letchworth .
she was also named to the team of the year in 2011 by scrumqueens .
in august 2013 burke earned her 41st cap -lrb- sport -rrb- against england in the nations cup -lrb- women 's rugby -rrb- , surpassing eagle great , patty jervey , making her the most-capped women 's player in the us .
on august 13 , 2014 , during the 2014 women 's rugby world cup , burke earned her 50th cap against australia , making her the only woman in usa rugby history to hit that milestone .
jamie is currently a phd candidate at the university of new hampshire , where she has published several articles related to outdoor education .
in 2010 , burke won the thomas v. moser , m.d. memorial scholarship , given in honor of dr. moser to outstanding rugby players pursuing educational goals that maximize their potential .
