Jason Syme (born ) is a Scottish former professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

and

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

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 , the women's team currently plays in . History Established in 1893, home games are played at McKane Park.''Encyclope ...

(two spells), Heriot's Rugby Club 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 Park ...

, as a lock, or number eight. Syme was a pupil at Dollar Academy during the 1980s, and was later a student in

Dundee Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...

International honours

Jason Syme represented

(RL); he played as an interchange/ substitute in the 26-6 victory over

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

at Firhill Stadium,

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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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1972 births Living people Dunfermline RFC players Heriot's RC players Kirkcaldy RFC players Rugby union locks Rugby union number eights Scotland national rugby league team players Scottish rugby league players Scottish rugby union players Rugby league players from Clackmannanshire Rugby union players from Clackmannanshire Sportspeople from Dollar, Clackmannanshire {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub