James Burnett (rugby union)

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James Burnett
Birth nameJames Niven Burnett
Date of birth (1947-07-12) 12 July 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth Kilmarnock, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Heriot's ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Edinburgh District ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1978-80 Scotland 'B' 3
1980 Scotland 4 (0)

James Burnett (born 12 July 1947) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. [1]

Contents

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Burnett played for Heriot's. [2]

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District. [2]

International career

He received 3 Scotland 'B' caps between 1978 and 1980.

He went on to play for Scotland 4 times, all in 1980. [3]

Dental career

He became a dentist. [4]

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References

  1. "James Niven Burnett". ESPN scrum.
  2. 1 2 "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  3. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - James Burnett - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  4. "Good doctor takes pride of place | The Scotsman". www.scotsman.com.