Ian Burns
Ireland
Full name Ian Jorge Burns
Born December 7, 1955, Dublin
Died January 18, 2010, Connemara (aged 54 years 42 days)
Major teams Ireland
Position Fly-half

Test career
Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All Tests 1980-1980 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Five/Six Nations 1980-1980 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Career statistics
Only Test England v Ireland at Twickenham, Jan 19, 1980 match details
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Profile

Ian Burns, captain and later president of the Wanderers side, won one cap for Ireland as a fly-half in the 24-9 loss to England at Twickenham in 1980. He was a noted schoolboy player, forming a strong halfback partnership with another future international John Robbie. They were key players when High School won the Leinster Senior Cup for the only time in 1973. Burns was also a good club cricketer cricketer and played for many years with the YMCA club in Sandymount.

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