Danny Buderus - Representative Career

Representative Career

While attending St. Francis Xavier's College Hamilton, Buderus played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1995.

Buderus made his first-grade representative debut for Country Origin in the annual City vs Country Origin clash in 2001. A month later he made his international debut for Australia against New Zealand.

He made his State of Origin debut for New South Wales in 2002. He went on to represent the Kangaroos every year from 2001 up until 2006 when incumbent, Cameron Smith won his spot. Regardless, Buderus played for NSW every year from 2002 up until 2008 when he left the National Rugby League.

In August, 2008, Buderus was named in the preliminary 46-man Kangaroos squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup despite comments by Kangaroos' coach, Ricky Stuart, that he would not select players leaving Australia to play in England in 2009. However Buderus didn't get a game.

On 10 June 2011, Buderus was selected in the Exiles squad for the Rugby League International Origin Match against England at Headingley while playing for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League. He also captained the side to a victory.

In 2012, 7 weeks into his return to the National Rugby League, Buderus was again selected for Country Origin at starting hooker, however he had to withdraw due to injury. Later in the year there was strong speculation he would be named at hooker for New South Wales in Game 1 of the State of Origin series but was injured and didn't get picked, Robbie Farah was instead picked and retained his spot for the rest of the series.