Jake Burns (rugby union)
Birth name | John Francis Burns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 17 February 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St Bede's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Francis "Jake" Burns (born 17 February 1941) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, Burns represented Canterbury at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1970 tour of South Africa, playing in nine matches but no internationals.[1]
References[]
- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Jake Burns". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
Categories:
- 1941 births
- Living people
- Rugby union players from Christchurch
- People educated at St Bede's College, Christchurch
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Canterbury rugby union players
- Rugby union locks
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1940s birth stubs