Bill Burnet | |
Full Name: | William Alexander Burnet |
Birth Date: | 8 July 1912 |
Birth Place: | Pollokshields, Glasgow, Scotland |
Death Place: | Helensburgh, Dumbartonshire, Scotland |
Position: | Second-row |
Repyears1: | 1934–36 |
Repcaps1: | 8 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
William Alexander Burnet (8 July 1912 — 19 August 2001) was a Scottish international rugby union player.
Burnet was born in Pollokshields and educated at Loretto School.[1]
A forward, Burnet played for West of Scotland and was captain of Fettesian-Lorettonian.[2]
Burnet gained eight Scotland caps, debuting against Wales at Murrayfield for his only appearance in 1934, before being a team regular over the next two years. One of his caps was against the 1935–36 All Blacks.[3]