Youth and Varsity Cup rugby At the primary school level, he was selected for the side that played at the Under-13
Craven Week competition in 2006. Burger then went to
Grey College in
Bloemfontein, which is in territory. He represented them at the Under-18 Academy Week in 2011 and also played for the side in the
2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship. In 2012, he started off playing for the U19s in the
2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship, but halfway through the season, he was promoted to the side and started six matches for them in the
2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship. Burger once again played for them in the
2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring five tries in seven starts, including a brace in their match against . Burger started the
2014 season playing
Varsity Cup rugby for the , starting all seven of their matches as they finished fifth in the competition, before returning to Under-21 action in the
2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship.
Free State Cheetahs Burger made his first class debut during the
2014 Vodacom Cup competition. He was selected in the run-on side for the for their match against
Kenyan invitational side and scored his first senior try in the opening minute of the match as they ran out 75–10 winners. He also started their final match in the competition against the a week later as they lost 21–22 in Bloemfontein. Burger was then named in the starting line-up for the for their opening match of the
2014 Currie Cup Premier Division season against the in Bloemfontein. ==References==