Kyle Traynor

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 Edinburgh Napier University
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Prop
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2005–12
2012–		 Edinburgh
Bristol		 87
39		 (20)
(15)
correct as of 13 June 2014.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2009 –
2009–		 Scotland
Scotland A		 4
12		 (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.

Biography

Traynor was born in Farnborough, London to Glaswegian parents and was educated at The John Fisher School.[1][2] 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.

Career moves

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

  1. ↑ "Scotland Debut". The John Fisher School. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Kyle Traynor". Edinburgh Rugby. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Young Watsonians captain wants to challenge the best". The Herald. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "Traynor has the degree, now he's looking for more honours". The Scotsman. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2010.

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