Jason Syme (born ) is a Scottish former professional

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and

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footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for

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, at club level for Central Centurions, and club level rugby union (RU) for

Dunfermline RFC Dunfermline Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. The men's team currently plays in National Division 4, where they finished 3rd in the 2024/25 season, the women's team currently plays in . History Estab ...

(two spells),

Heriot's Rugby Club Heriot's Rugby Club, formerly known as Heriot's FP, is one of Scotland's senior rugby football clubs in the Scottish Rugby Union, whose part-timeprofessional team, Heriot's Rugby play in FOSROC with the Men's 1st XV playing in the Men's Scottis ...

and

Kirkcaldy RFC Kirkcaldy Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club from Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. The men's side currently plays in and the women's side currently plays in . History The team was established in 1873 Home games are played at Beveridge Par ...

, as a

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, or number eight. Syme was a pupil at

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during the 1980s, and was later a student in

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International honours

Jason Syme represented

(RL); he played as an

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/ substitute in the 26-6 victory over

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on Tuesday 6 August 1996.

Genealogical information

Jason Syme is the older brother of the

and

footballer; Jamie Syme.

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