Billy Burns is a professional rugby union player who plays for Ulster and Ireland. Born in England, Burns represented England for youth rugby union teams, before choosing to represent Ireland at the 2020 Six Nations Championship. Burns is Irish-qualified by virtue of his paternal grandfather, who was born in Cork.
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Billy Burns is a professional rugby union player who plays for Ulster and Ireland. His favoured position is fly-half. Born in England, Burns represented England for youth rugby union teams, before choosing to represent Ireland at the 2020 Six Nations Championship. Burns is Irish-qualified by virtue of his paternal grandfather, who was born in Cork. He attended Beechen Cliff School and Hartpury College before moving to Gloucester Rugby’s academy.
He is the younger brother of England rugby union team fly- half Freddie Burns. He has been called up to an Ireland training camp by new head coach Andy Farrell in December 2019. He received his first cap against Wales in the 2020 Autumn Nations Cup, coming off the bench to replace an injured Johnny Sexton in the first half, only to be taken off for a head injury assessment in the second.
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