Kyle Douglas Steyn (born 29 January 1994) is a professional

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player who plays as a centre or wing for

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side

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and the Scotland national team. Born in

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, South Africa, he began his career with the

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before moving to Scotland in 2019. He qualifies to play for Scotland through his mother, who is from Glasgow.

Professional career

Steyn represented

in the

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and the Rugby Challenge in South Africa in 2017 and 2018. He currently plays for

club

. On 30 August 2022 he was named as the new captain of

by head coach

Franco Smith Petrus Francois Smith (born 29 July 1972 in Lichtenburg, South Africa) is a former South African international rugby union player. He is now the head coach for Glasgow Warriors. His regular playing position was fly-half or centre. Playing c ...

International career

Steyn was born in

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, but qualifies for Scotland representation through his mother, who is from Glasgow. He has represented

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in rugby sevens since 2018. In March 2019, Steyn was called up to

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Six Nations squad prior to the

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match against

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after injuries to fellow wings

Blair Kinghorn Blair Simon Kinghorn (born 18 January 1997) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who primarily plays fly-half for Edinburgh in the United Rugby Championship. He has also represented Scotland at international level, having made his test ...

and

Tommy Seymour Thomas Samuel Fenwick Seymour (born 1 July 1988) is a Scottish former professional rugby union player. He made 55 international appearances for the Scotland national rugby union team 2013–2019, scoring 20 tries which placed him fourth-top try ...

. He was called up again to the

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squad. He was given a full senior

cap against France in the Six Nations Championship on 8 March 2020. Scotland won the match 28–17. On his first start for Scotland in October 2021, Steyn scored four tries during a 60–14 defeat of

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* 1994 births Living people South African rugby union players Scotland international rugby sevens players Rugby union centres Rugby union wings Griquas (rugby union) players Rugby union players from Johannesburg Scotland international rugby union players Glasgow Warriors players Scottish rugby union players {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub