bˈɔːɹn ɪn pˈiːɾɚbˌʌɹoʊ, kˈeɪmbɹɪdʒʃɚ, ɹˈʌsk dʒˈɔɪnd ðə pˈiːɾɚbˌʌɹoʊ juːnˈaɪɾᵻd jˈuːθ sˈɪstəm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv ænd hæd ɐ spˈɛl ˌɔn lˈoʊn ɪnðə sˈʌðɚn fˈʊtbɔːl lˈiːɡ pɹəmˈɪɹ dᵻvˈɪʒən wɪð kˈeɪmbɹɪdʒ sˈɪɾi dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈiːzən.
Born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Rusk joined the Peterborough United youth system in 1995 and had a spell on loan in the Southern Football League Premier Division with Cambridge City during the 1999–2000 season.