Graeme George Burns (born 29 October 1971) is a Scottish rugby union coach and former player. He gained four international caps for the

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and captained the Scotland A team and Scotland 7s team. He began playing rugby in the amateur era, then went on to captain

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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

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. Burns captain Scotland at the

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. His first cap for the Scotland XV came against

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in a Five Nations at Murrayfield on 6 March 1999. His final appearance for Scotland was on

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against the

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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

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, leaving the post in 2009.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burns, Graeme 1971 births Living people Rugby union players from Edinburgh Rugby union scrum-halves People educated at Stewart's Melville College Scottish rugby union coaches Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Stewart's Melville RFC players Scotland international rugby sevens players Scotland A international rugby union players Male rugby sevens players