Lloyd Burns

{{Short description|Wales international rugby union player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{infobox rugby biography

| name = Lloyd Burns

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| alt =

| birth_name = Lloyd Burns

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|12|9}}

| birth_place = Panteg, Wales

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|107|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}

| school =

| university =

| spouse =

| children =

| relatives = Robbie Burns, Calum Burns, Davey "Boy" Smith, Byron Burns

| occupation =

| ru_currentteam =

| ru_position =

| youthyears1 =  

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2008–2012

| clubs1 = Dragons

| apps1 = 38

| points1 = 0

| ru_clubupdate = 19:58, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

| ru_provinceyears1 =

| ru_province1 =

| ru_provinceapps1 =

| ru_provincepoints1 =

| superyears1 =  

| super1 =

| superapps1 =

| superpoints1 =

| repyears1 = 2011-2012

| repteam1 = Wales

| repcaps1 = 7

| reppoints1 = 5

| ru_ntupdate = 12:16, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

| ru_sevensnationalyears1 =  

| ru_sevensnationalteam1 =

| ru_sevensnationalcomp1 =

| coachyears1 =

| coachteams1 =

| ru_refereeyears1 =

| ru_refereecomps1 =

| ru_refereeapps1 =

}}

Lloyd Burns (born 9 December 1984, Panteg) is a former Wales international rugby union player. Burns played in the hooker position and played his club rugby for Newport Gwent Dragons having made his debut in the 2008–09 season. He previously played for Pontypool RFC and Cross Keys RFC. Burns also represented Wales at under 16 level.

In May 2011 Burns was selected for Wales' 26-man squad to play the Barbarians on 4 June.{{cite news |title=Wales squad v Barbarians |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/13329800.stm |publisher=BBC News |date=9 May 2011}} He made his full international debut for Wales on 4 June 2011 as a second-half replacement for Huw Bennett. At the time Burns was dual registered with Newport Gwent Dragons regional team and Cross Keys, making him the first Cross Keys player to be capped since Rex 'Tarzan' Richards in 1956.

In August 2011 he was named in the Wales squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/14608533.stm|title=Wales 2011 Rugby World Cup squad|date=22 August 2011|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=22 August 2011}}

In April 2012 he was forced into retirement from all forms of rugby due to a neck injury and a damaged aorta.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/17678237|title=Lloyd Burns quits rugby with neck injury|date=11 April 2012|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=11 April 2012}}