Lloyd Burns
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Lloyd Burns is a Wales
international rugby union player. Burns plays in the hooker
position and currently plays his club rugby for Newport Gwent Dragons
having made his debut in the 2008–09 season. He previously played for Pontypool RFC
and Cross Keys RFC
. Burns has represented Wales
at under 16 level.
In May 2011 Burns was selected for Wales
' 26-man squad to play the Barbarians on the 4th June. . He made his full international debut for Wales on 4th June 2011 as a second half replacement for Huw Bennett
. At the time Burns was dual registered with Newport Gwent Dragons
regional team and Cross Keys
, making him the first Cross Keys player to be capped since Rex 'Tarzan' Richards
in 1956.
In August 2011 he was named in the Wales squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup
in New Zealand.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
international rugby union player. Burns plays in the hooker
Rugby union positions
In the game rugby union, there are fifteen players on each team, comprising eight forwards and seven backs . Depending upon the competition, there may be up to eight replacement players. Early games consisted primarily of forwards that attacked plus a handful of "tends" that played back in defence...
position and currently plays his club rugby for Newport Gwent Dragons
Newport Gwent Dragons
Newport Gwent Dragons are one of the four professional Rugby Union regional teams in Wales. They are jointly owned by Newport RFC and the Welsh Rugby Union and play all their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, the Anglo-Welsh Cup and the Heineken Cup...
having made his debut in the 2008–09 season. He previously played for Pontypool RFC
Pontypool RFC
Pontypool Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in the town of Pontypool. Pontypool RFC has a long history within Welsh rugby and is one of the most notable clubs, being present at the formation of the Welsh Rugby Union in 1881, but disbanding before the turn of the 19th century...
and Cross Keys RFC
Cross Keys RFC
Cross Keys RFC is a rugby union club located in the Welsh village of Crosskeys. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons.- History :...
. Burns has represented Wales
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
at under 16 level.
In May 2011 Burns was selected for Wales
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
' 26-man squad to play the Barbarians on the 4th June. . He made his full international debut for Wales on 4th June 2011 as a second half replacement for Huw Bennett
Huw Bennett
Huw Bennett is a Wales international rugby union footballer, who currently plays for the Ospreys in the Celtic League and the Heineken Cup. His usual position is at hooker....
. At the time Burns was dual registered with Newport Gwent Dragons
Newport Gwent Dragons
Newport Gwent Dragons are one of the four professional Rugby Union regional teams in Wales. They are jointly owned by Newport RFC and the Welsh Rugby Union and play all their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, the Anglo-Welsh Cup and the Heineken Cup...
regional team and Cross Keys
Cross Keys RFC
Cross Keys RFC is a rugby union club located in the Welsh village of Crosskeys. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons.- History :...
, making him the first Cross Keys player to be capped since Rex 'Tarzan' Richards
Rex Richards
Sir Rex Edward Richards FRS, FRSC, FBA is a British scientist and academic. He was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford and a director of the Leverhulme Trust....
in 1956.
In August 2011 he was named in the Wales squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup
2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...
in New Zealand.