# Kyle Traynor
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{{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](/source/Farnborough%2C_London), England
| height = {{convert|1.82|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|118|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
| school = [The John Fisher School](/source/The_John_Fisher_School)
| university = [University of Oxford](/source/University_of_Oxford)
[Edinburgh Napier University](/source/Edinburgh_Napier_University)
| ru_currentteam = Gloucester Rugby
| position = [Prop](/source/Prop_(rugby_union))
| repyears1 = 2009–2012
| repyears2 = 2009
| repyears3 = 2015
| repteam1 = {{nrut|Scotland}}
| repteam2 = {{nrut|Scotland A}}
| repteam3 = [Barbarians](/source/Barbarians_F.C.)
| years1 = 2005–2012
| years2 = 2012–2017
| years3 = 2017–2018
| years4 = 2018–2019
| clubs1 = [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh_Rugby)
| clubs2 = [Bristol Bears](/source/Bristol_Bears)
| clubs3 = [Leicester Tigers](/source/Leicester_Tigers)
| clubs4 = [Gloucester](/source/Gloucester_Rugby)
| 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](/source/Scotland) [rugby union](/source/rugby_union) [prop](/source/Prop_(rugby_union)) who played four times for {{nrut|Scotland}} between 2009 and 2012, he played club rugby for [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh_Rugby), [Bristol Bears](/source/Bristol_Bears), [Leicester Tigers](/source/Leicester_Tigers) and [Gloucester](/source/Gloucester_Rugby).
==Early life==
Traynor was born in [Farnborough, London](/source/Farnborough%2C_London) to [Glaswegian](/source/Glasgow) parents and was educated at [The John Fisher School](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Scottish_Rugby_Union)'s National Academy, which allowed him to divide his time between training with Edinburgh, playing for [Watsonians](/source/Watsonians_RFC) and studying for a degree in [quantity surveying](/source/Quantity_surveyor) at [Edinburgh Napier University](/source/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](/source/The_Herald_(Glasgow)) |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](/source/The_Scotsman) |date=11 July 2008 |accessdate=30 April 2016}}] and has gone on to represent [Scotland A](/source/Scotland_A_national_rugby_union_team), debuting against [Italy A](/source/Italy_A_national_rugby_union_team) in February 2009 and [Scotland](/source/Scotland_A_national_rugby_union_team), coming on as a replacement against [Fiji](/source/Fiji_national_rugby_union_team) in [2009 Autumn internationals](/source/2009_end_of_year_rugby_tests). He has twice played for [the Barbarians](/source/Barbarian_F.C.), first appearing for them in August 2015 against Samoa in a match played at the [Olympic Stadium](/source/Olympic_Stadium_(London)) in [London](/source/London).[{{cite web |url=http://www.barbarianfc.co.uk/archive/profile/4991/kyle-traynor/ |title=Player archive: Kyle Traynor |publisher=[Barbarian F.C.](/source/Barbarian_F.C.) |accessdate=26 June 2016}}]
At the end of the 2011–12 season Traynor left [Edinburgh Rugby](/source/Edinburgh_Rugby), and signed a contract to play for [Bristol Bears](/source/Bristol_Bears) ahead of the 2012–13 season.
On 20 September 2017 it was announced Traynor had joined [Leicester Tigers](/source/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](/source/Gloucester_Rugby) 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](/source/Wasps_RFC) in the [Premiership Rugby Cup](/source/Premiership_Rugby_Cup) on 27 October 2018.
On 2 March 2019 Traynor graduated from the University of Oxford ([Kellogg College](/source/Kellogg_College%2C_Oxford)) 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](/source/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:People educated at The John Fisher School
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