Robert Burgin is a Queenslander and a lifelong rugby league tragic. Rob played ‘The Greatest Game of All’ in Queensland for 30 years, from the age he was 10 until 40.

For 20 years he was the Queensland contributor for the world’s largest-selling rugby league magazine, Rugby League Week.

Robert was the media manager for Queensland Rugby League for four years and later the lead digital producer for QRL.com.au, providing him a close relationship with many former and current State of Origin players.

Robert was the founding president of Latin American Rugby League and has assisted more than 10 nations with development projects and establishing a pathway to international participation.