Patrick James "Paddy" Burns (10 March 1881 – 24 February 1943) was a New Zealand

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 ...

player. A halfback and three-quarter, Burns represented at a provincial level from 1904 to 1913, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the

All Blacks The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks ( mi, Ōpango), represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport. The team won the Rugby World Cup in 1987 ...

, between 1908 and 1913. He played nine matches for the All Blacks including five internationals.

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