John Francis "Jake" Burns (born 17 February 1941) is a former New Zealand

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player. A

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, Burns represented

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at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the

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, on their 1970 tour of South Africa, playing in nine matches but no internationals.

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