William Alexander Burnet (8 July 1912 — 19 August 2001) was a Scottish international rugby union player.
| Full name | William Alexander Burnet | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 July 1912 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pollokshields, Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 August 2001 (aged 89) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Helensburgh, Dumbartonshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
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Burnet was born in Pollokshields and educated at Loretto School.[1]
A forward, Burnet played for West of Scotland and was captain of Fettesian-Lorettonian.[2]
Burnet gained eight Scotland caps, debuting against Wales at Murrayfield for his only appearance in 1934, before being a team regular over the next two years. One of his caps was against the 1935–36 All Blacks.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Loretto Licked". Musselburgh News. 13 December 1935.
- ^ "Loss to East Rugby". Daily Record. 26 December 1935.
- ^ "Headingley's Visitors". The Guardian. 21 March 1935.
External links
edit- Bill Burnet at ESPNscrum