Career
He represented both New Zealand and France in international rugby league and is the only dual-international the two countries share. After playing for the Mountain Albert club from age 18, Bourneville was selected for Auckland that same year. He was involved in the 1984 Auckland Rugby League grand final which saw Mountain Albert defeat Otahuhu for the Fox Memorial.
During his time in New Zealand, Bourneville was plagued by injuries and suffered two broken arms, knee ligament damage and a broken jaw.
In a long professional career Bourneville played for Leigh, Swinton and Saint Helens in England and for Villeneuve and AS Saint Estève in France. He was originally a winger but moved to the second row during his time in Europe.
After his retirement he moved back to New Zealand. Bourneville was named in the 1985 New Zealand Kiwis squad that toured Great Britain and France and played in one test match.
He would have been selected again in 1986 but was unavailable due to injury.
In 1993 he represented France, playing for the French against the Kiwis in Carcassonne. During the match he broke his arm and was forced to consider retiring. Fight for Bourneville was a regular competitor in Dean Lonergan"s charity boxing events and scored wins over rugby union players Steve McDowell, Virginia"aiga Tuigamala and Lindsay Raki.
Bourneville is now a surf lifesaver in Piha and competes in the national championships at the top level
This role has seen him appear on Piha Rescue.