Kyle Traynor
| Full name | Kyle Traynor | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 February 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Farnborough, London, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb) | ||
| School | The John Fisher School | ||
| University | The University of Oxford | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Prop | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2005–2012 2012– |
Edinburgh Bristol |
87 78 |
(20) (20) |
| correct as of 13 June 2014. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2009– 2009– 2015 |
Scotland Scotland A Barbarians |
4 12 2 |
(0) (5) |
| correct as of 25 November 2012. | |||
Kyle Traynor (born 27 February 1986) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays at prop for Bristol and Scotland.
Early life
Traynor was born in Farnborough, London to Glaswegian parents and was educated at The John Fisher School.[1][2]
Rugby career
After leaving school, Traynor signed a development contract with the Scottish Rugby Union's National Academy, which allowed him to divide his time between training with Edinburgh, playing for Watsonians and studying for a degree in quantity surveying at Edinburgh Napier University.[3] After completing his degree in 2008, Traynor signed a full-time contract with Edinburgh[4] and has gone on to represent Scotland A, debuting against Italy A in February 2009 and Scotland, coming on as a replacement against Fiji in 2009 Autumn internationals. He has twice played for the Barbarians, first appearing for them in August 2015 against Samoa in a match played at the Olympic Stadium in London.[5]
At the end of the 2011–12 season Traynor left Edinburgh Rugby, and signed a contract to play for Bristol Rugby ahead of the 2012–13 season, where he is currently plying his trade.
References
- ↑ "Scotland Debut" (PDF). The John Fisher School. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ↑ "Kyle Traynor". Edinburgh Rugby. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ↑ "Young Watsonians captain wants to challenge the best". The Herald. Glasgow. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ↑ Lothian, Bill (11 July 2008). "Traynor has the degree, now he's looking for more honours". The Scotsman. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ↑ "Player archive: Kyle Traynor". Barbarian F.C. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
External links
- profile at Bristol Rugby