Hamilton Burr (born 19 June 1996) is a Scottish professional

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player who plays for

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in the

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. He previously was a Stage 3

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player assigned to

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. His usual position is at flanker.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Burr started his rugby career playing mini-rugby and playing for Aberdeen Wanderers. He then moved to Gordonstoun, playing rugby for the school. After a year in Australia, Burr returned to Scotland and played for Aberdeen Grammar. He has also played for the Caledonia academy side. He has also played for a cross-academy select 7s side. The

side won the Glasgow City 7s tournament. He has played for one of the two Glasgow Warriors Under 17 sides; the Blacks. He played for Stirling County. He was named County's Player of the Season for 2016-17.

Professional career

From Gordonstoun, Burr spent a year working with the

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. He trained with

in the 2016-17 season. Burr stated: "They took me in for training last November because they were short of players and it went from there. I’m not the flashiest player you will ever see but what my academy manager and coaches have said to me is that I’m quite a quick learner. When I was with Glasgow last season during the November Tests and Six Nations windows, I was picking up new things all the time, and able to apply that to my club performances." Burr graduated to be a Stage 3 player in the BT Sport

. Stage 3 players are aligned to a professional club and given regional support. He made his debut for

in their opening match of the 2017-18 season - against

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on the 19 August 2017. Burr followed that up by another appearance versus the

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. He was the Warriors 24th man for the opening

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match against

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but was not needed. He made his competitive debut for the Warriors away against the Ospreys in the Pro14 on 26 November 2017. He came on as a replacement for

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in a 7 try demolition of the Welsh side. He similarly was a replacement the following week in the match against

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. Burr will quickly become a fan favourite in Waikato with his unbelievable work ethic and never say die attitude. The SRU could have let another slip through their net.

International career

Burr has played for the Scotland U20s He was in the 2019 Scotland Club XV squad.

Coaching career

Burr coached youth rugby with Aberdeen Wanderers. He now coaches youth rugby with Stirling County.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Burr, Hamilton 1996 births Living people Scottish rugby union coaches Scottish rugby union players Rugby union locks Glasgow Warriors players Aberdeen GSFP RFC players Stirling County RFC players Rugby union players from Aberdeen Scotland Club XV international rugby union players Waikato rugby union players Rugby union flankers Chiefs (rugby union) players