{{Short description|Scotland international rugby union player (born 1986)}} {{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 <br/> Edinburgh Napier University | ru_currentteam = Gloucester Rugby | position = Prop | repyears1 = 2009&ndash;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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref name=Edinburgh>{{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}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> After completing his degree in 2008, Traynor signed a full-time contract with Edinburgh<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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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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