Wallabies Icon Burke Joins World Rugby Hall of Fame

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Wallabies fullback Matt Burke has been inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame.

Burke played 81 games for the Wallabies, debuting against South Africa in 1993 and would establish himself as one of the best outside backs in the history of the gold jersey.

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He helped the team to World Cup victory in 1999, kicking 24 points in the semi-final against South Africa and 25 points against France in the Final.

Burke ended his career second for all-time points for Australia with 878, only trailing legendary flyhalf Michael Lynagh.

The Waratahs legend held a plethora of scoring records throughout his career, including the most points in an individual game against the British & Irish Lions in 2001 during their famous 2-1 series win.

It remains Australia's only series win over the Lions, backing this up with a famous win over the All Blacks in Dunedin later in the year.

Burke would last pull on the gold jersey in 2004, eventually retiring from the game in 2008 after a stint in the UK.

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