| James Gardiner | |
| Full Name: | John Burnett Gardiner |
| Birth Date: | 27 October 1902 |
| Birth Place: | Belfast, Ireland |
| Death Place: | George, South Africa |
| School: | Campbell College |
| Relatives: | Fred Gardiner (uncle) |
| Position: | Centre |
| Repyears1: | 1923–25 |
| Repcaps1: | 13 |
| Reppoints1: | 3 |
John Burnett Gardiner (27 October 1902 — 11 April 1961) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Belfast, Gardiner was the nephew of Ireland forward Fred Gardiner and attended Campbell College.[1]
Gardiner played with Belfast club North of Ireland and was capped 13 times for Ireland from 1923 to 1925. He was utilised by Ireland as a centre three-quarter, although he was at scrum-half on his debut match.[2]
Emigrating to Southern Rhodesia, Gardiner played some rugby for the British colony and became a cattle rancher.[3]