Graeme George Burns (born 29 October 1971) is a Scottish rugby union coach and former player. He gained four international caps for the Scotland national rugby union team and captained the Scotland A team and Scotland 7s team. He began playing rugby in the amateur era, then went on to captain Edinburgh Rugby as a professional.
| Birth name | Graeme George Burns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 October 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Daniel Stewart's and Melville College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editBurns was born on 29 October 1971 in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] He was educated at Daniel Stewart's and Melville College. In 1990 he played for under-18 side while at Stewart's Melville RFC.[2]
Burns captain Scotland at the 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[3]
His first cap for the Scotland XV came against Italy in a Five Nations at Murrayfield on 6 March 1999. His final appearance for Scotland was on tour against the United States of America at San Francisco on 22 June 2002. He was a replacement in all four of his international caps.
In 2001 he captained the Scotland A side.[4]
He played his last match for Edinburgh in May 2004[5] before he was released by the side.[6]
He was a coach at Haddington RFC, leaving the post in 2009.[7]
References
edit- ^ "profile: Graeme Burns: Scotland". ESPN. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "A delight to watch despite Scots' set-piece problems". The Herald. 9 April 1990. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Burns fears bad news over new knee injury". Edinburgh Evening News. 2 September 2002. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Burns gets Scots call". BBC News. 28 May 2002.
- ^ "Burns is focused on victory salute". The Scotsman. 7 May 2004. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Scottish rugby: Form guide". BBC News. 31 August 2004.
- ^ "Rugby: Burns keeping his options open over coaching roles". The Scotsman. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
External links
edit- Graeme Burns at ESPNscrum