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| Full name | Alan Wayne Burns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 March 1961 North Sydney, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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, and the Western Suburbs club, as a five-eighth , second-row, or lock. [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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