Abi Burton grew up in Leeds and, despite being the daughter of former Rugby League player Danny Burton, she began playing Rugby Union at Castleford RFC. Burton then moved to Hartpury college aged 16 and made her Premiership debut for Gloucester-Hartpury aged 17. She was selected as part of the GB Sevens team for the Tokyo Olympics and helped the team to a fourth-placed finish. In 2022, she suffered a serious illness and spent three weeks in a medically-induced coma, as well as missing almost a year of rugby. Fortunately, she recovered to return to playing with Trailfinders Women and even made the GB Sevens squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics. She was recently named in John Mitchell's squad for the 2025 Guinness Women's Six Nations.