[1] Burgess' rugby career started at Loughborough University in 1983 (coached by Jim Greenwood) and continued at the Wasps after graduating.
In 1986, Buress made her international debut playing for Great Britain against the Netherlands and France.
[2] She would then help form the Saracens, playing with the club for a decade and leading the side to the first treble recorded in the women's domestic game (League and Cup in 15s and the National Sevens).
[4] Burgess was the first woman to join the Welsh Rugby Union national council as a member in September 2019.
[5] Also in 2019, she was on the first panel to determine the World Rugby women's-15s player-of-the-year award with Melodie Robinson, Danielle Waterman, Will Greenwood, Lynne Cantwell, Fiona Coghlan, Gaëlle Mignot, Jillion Potter, Stephen Jones, and Karl Te Nana.