Kyle Traynor
{{Short description|Scotland international rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Kyle Traynor
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|2|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Farnborough, London, England
| height = {{convert|1.82|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|118|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
| school = The John Fisher School
| university = University of Oxford
Edinburgh Napier University
| ru_currentteam = Gloucester Rugby
| position = Prop
| repyears1 = 2009–2012
| repyears2 = 2009
| repyears3 = 2015
| repteam1 = {{nrut|Scotland}}
| repteam2 = {{nrut|Scotland A}}
| repteam3 = Barbarians
| years1 = 2005–2012
| years2 = 2012–2017
| years3 = 2017–2018
| years4 = 2018–2019
| clubs1 = Edinburgh
| clubs2 = Bristol Bears
| clubs3 = Leicester Tigers
| clubs4 = Gloucester
| points1 = 20
| points2 = 20
| points3 = 0
| points4 = 0
| apps1 = 87
| apps2 = 97
| apps3 = 15
| apps4 = 8
| repcaps1 = 4
| repcaps2 = 12
| repcaps3 = 2
| reppoints1 = 0
| reppoints2 = 5
| ru_ntupdate = 25 November 2012
| ru_clubupdate = 10 March 2018
}}
Kyle Traynor (born 27 February 1986) is a retired Scottish rugby union prop who played four times for {{nrut|Scotland}} between 2009 and 2012, he played club rugby for Edinburgh, Bristol Bears, Leicester Tigers and Gloucester.
Early life
Traynor was born in Farnborough, London to Glaswegian parents and was educated at The John Fisher School.{{cite web|url=http://www.johnfisher.sutton.sch.uk/Documents/School%20Newsletters/16%20November%2009%20No37.pdf|title=Scotland Debut|publisher=The John Fisher School|date=16 November 2009|accessdate=11 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002143740/http://www.johnfisher.sutton.sch.uk/Documents/School%20Newsletters/16%20November%2009%20No37.pdf|archive-date=2 October 2011|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.edinburghrugby.org/content/view/193/86/|title=Kyle Traynor|publisher=Edinburgh Rugby|accessdate=11 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304062321/http://www.edinburghrugby.org/content/view/193/86|archive-date=4 March 2010|url-status=dead}}
Career
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.{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/young-watsonians-captain-wants-to-challenge-the-best-1.878907|title=Young Watsonians captain wants to challenge the best|work=The Herald |location=Glasgow|date=19 April 2008|accessdate=11 March 2010}}
After completing his degree in 2008, Traynor signed a full-time contract with Edinburgh{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/traynor-has-the-degree-now-he-s-looking-for-more-honours-1-1266047|title=Traynor has the degree, now he's looking for more honours |first=Bill |last=Lothian |work=The Scotsman |date=11 July 2008 |accessdate=30 April 2016}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.barbarianfc.co.uk/archive/profile/4991/kyle-traynor/ |title=Player archive: Kyle Traynor |publisher=Barbarian F.C. |accessdate=26 June 2016}}
At the end of the 2011–12 season Traynor left Edinburgh Rugby, and signed a contract to play for Bristol Bears ahead of the 2012–13 season.
On 20 September 2017 it was announced Traynor had joined Leicester Tigers.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/41337025|work=BBC Sport|title=Leicester Tigers: Afa Pakalani, Kyle Traynor & Jake Kerr join Premiership club|date=20 September 2017|accessdate=13 December 2018}}
On 26 October 2018, after departing from Leicester, Traynor has signed a short-term contract with Gloucester amidst an injury crisis within their front-row.{{cite news|url=https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/gloucester-rugby-sign-scotland-international-2150337|publisher=Gloucestershire Live|title=Gloucester Rugby sign Scotland international to help ease prop injury crisis|date=26 October 2018|accessdate=13 December 2018}} He made his debut, on the bench, as a replacement against Wasps in the Premiership Rugby Cup on 27 October 2018.
On 2 March 2019 Traynor graduated from the University of Oxford (Kellogg College) with a master's degree.{{cite news|url=https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/meet-gloucester-rugby-prop-masters-2654899|date=17 May 2019|accessdate=25 June 2019|publisher=Gloucestershire Live|title=Meet the Gloucester Rugby prop with a masters degree from Oxford}} Although he studied at the university, he never played in the Varsity Match against Cambridge as he was not eligible due to playing in the Premiership.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}
On 19 May 2019 Traynor announced his retirement.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/48327963|date=19 May 2019|accessdate=23 May 2019|publisher=BBC|title=Kyle Traynor: Gloucester and ex-Scotland prop to retire from rugby union}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.bristolrugby.co.uk/team/first-team-squad/kyle-traynor/ profile] at Bristol Rugby
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Category:Alumni of Edinburgh Napier University
Category:Alumni of Kellogg College, Oxford
Category:Bristol Bears players
Category:Edinburgh Rugby players
Category:Leicester Tigers players
Category:People from Farnborough, London
Category:Rugby union players from the London Borough of Bromley
Category:Scotland international rugby union players
Category:Scottish rugby union players
Category:People educated at The John Fisher School
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