The Kaikorai Valley College teacher was a member of the New Zealand over-30 mixed touch team that defended its world title in Edinburgh last month.
He admitted being nervous and shaking a bit before the final.
"It was a special moment before the final when the national anthems were played," Burden said. "It's hard to describe when you are standing in front of the grandstand and singing the national anthem. Doing the haka was also special."
The final for Burden's team was held in the morning and there were 1500 spectators watching. It doubled for the open finals later in the day.
He was the only Otago player in the five New Zealand teams that competed at the world cup. The New Zealand teams won five medals - two gold and three silver.
The other gold medal was won by the over-40 men's team that beat Australia in the final. The three open teams won silver medals.
Dunedin's Simon Buttery was a referee for the tournament.
Burden (31) was part of a 16-strong team which played 11 games in two days. New Zealand beat Australia 7-6 by a drop-off in the final.
New Zealand had earlier played Australia twice. Australia won the first game 10-9, New Zealand the second 7-6.
"We were down 4-1 at one stage and the final game went into extra time and we won in a drop-off," Burden said.
Touch at the highest level has six players, with three males and three females on the field at any one time in mixed team.
"One player is dropped off each team in a drop-off," Burden said.
"Instead of being six against six, it's five on five. It was a tense and exciting finish to the game."
Each team has possession once and after that it is the first team to score that wins the game.
New Zealand was defending its world title it won in South Africa in 2007. South Africa was the next strongest team in the over-30 mixed grade. New Zealand played South Africa twice and won 10-4 and 9-0.
Five countries competed in the first touch world cup in 1988 and it had advanced to 15 in 2007. This year, 27 countries competed in Edinburgh.
The next World Cup will be in Sydney in 2015.
New teams at this year's World Cup included the Netherlands, Jersey, Guernsey and Spain.
