Luther Burrell is a professional rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 player for Sale Sharks

Sale Sharks

Sale Sharks are a professional rugby union club who play in England in the Aviva Premiership.The club is an offshoot of Sale FC, which is based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.Part of the...

, he signed from Leeds Carnegie in the Summer of 2011. Burrell started his career at Huddersfield Rugby Union Football Club

Huddersfield Rugby Union Football Club

Huddersfield Rugby Union Football Club is an English rugby union team situated in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the domestic National Division 2 North...

.Burrell has experienced playing Rugby League and before joining his local Rugby Union side spent two years with Huddersfield RL. During the close season, Burrell has also been working hard to build up his fitness and has been training with the club's sister club Leeds Rhinos

Leeds Rhinos

Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...

 to gain some match experience. His favoured position is centre. He also represented the West Indies

West Indies rugby union team (sevens)

The West Indies Rugby Union was established in 1975 and is the governing body of the twelve West Indies Unions ....

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External links

• http://www.leedscarnegie.com/