Lloyd Burns (born 9 December 1984, Panteg) is a former

Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...

international rugby union player. Burns played in the hooker position and played his club rugby for Newport Gwent Dragons having made his debut in the 2008–09 season. He previously played for Pontypool RFC and

Cross Keys RFC Cross Keys RFC () is a rugby union club located in the Wales, Welsh village of Crosskeys. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union, and is a feeder club for the Dragons (rugby union), Dragons regional team. History The club achieved first ...

. Burns also represented

at under 16 level. In May 2011 Burns was selected for

' 26-man squad to play the Barbarians on 4 June. He made his full international debut for Wales on 4 June 2011 as a second-half replacement for Huw Bennett. At the time Burns was dual registered with Newport Gwent Dragons regional team and Cross Keys, making him the first Cross Keys player to be capped since Rex 'Tarzan' Richards in 1956. In August 2011 he was named in the Wales squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. In April 2012 he was forced into retirement from all forms of rugby due to a neck injury and a damaged aorta.

References

External links

Newport Gwent Dragons profileWales profile
1984 births Living people Cross Keys RFC players Dragons RFC players 21st-century Welsh sportsmen Pontypool RFC players Pontypool United RFC players Rugby union players from Panteg Wales international rugby union players Welsh rugby union players Rugby union hookers 2011 Rugby World Cup players {{Wales-rugbyunion-bio-stub