Education
University of Otago.
University of Otago.
He played two matches for the All Blacks, including one full international. Burgess became a successful investor, with interests in property and shares. In 2008 he appeared on the New Zealand National Business Review Rich List for the first time, with an estimated wealth of New Zealand$60 million.
A prop, Burgess represented Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1980 and 1980.