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 Stewart's Melville College (SMC) is an independent day and boarding school in Edinburgh, Scotland. Classes are all boys in the 1st to 5th years and co-educational in Sixth (final) year. It has a roll of about 750 pupils. The school is twinned w ...

. 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