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Graeme Burns

b. 1971

Scottish rugby union footballer and coach

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About Graeme Burns

Born 1971. Graeme Burns is a British rugby union player.

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.

Early life Burns was born on 29 October 1971 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was educated at Daniel Stewart's and Melville College. In 1990 he played for under-18 side while at Stewart's Melville RFC.

Burns captain Scotland at the 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens.

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.

He played his last match for Edinburgh in May 2004 before he was released by the side.

He was a coach at Haddington RFC, leaving the post in 2009.

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Stewart's Melville College
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Graeme George Burns

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Who is Graeme Burns?

Scottish rugby union footballer and coach

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Graeme Burns was born on 29 October 1971 in Edinburgh.

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Graeme Burns is a rugby union player.

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Graeme Burns

· Wikidata: Q22969157

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