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Full name | Alan Wayne Burns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | North Sydney, New South Wales | 26 March 1961||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Five-eighth, Second-row, Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alan Wayne Burns (born 26 March 1961), also known by the nickname of "Frank", is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. He played at club level for North Sydney, Wakefield Trinity (Heritage No. 922), and the Western Suburbs club, as a five-eighth , second-row, or lock, i.e. 6, 11 or 12, or 13. [1]
Burns was born in the Sydney suburb of North Sydney. His nickname of "Frank" comes from the M*A*S*H character Frank Burns. [2] [3]
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