Gill Burns

Gillian Ann Burns MBE (born 12 July 1964) is a former rugby union player who represented England between 1988 and 2002, including when they won the 1994 Women's Rugby World Cup. She also captained her country between 1994 and 1999. She was selected for England only one year after first playing rugby union. She went on to play in four World Cups, including the inaugural Women's Rugby World Cup – hosted by Wales in 1991. – where England lost to the United States 19–6.[1] Burns was also appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2005 Birthday Honours for services to sport.[2][3]

Gill Burns
MBE

Date of birth	(1964-07-12) 12 July 1964
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	90 kg (200 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1988–2002  England National sevens team(s) Years Team Comps  England

One season after retiring from the England squad, Burns was asked to captain the first ever Women's World XV for their 2 test series in New Zealand.

After retiring as a player, Burns was appointed President of the Rugby Football Union for Women – who helped administer the Women's game in England – and also worked briefly as a guest commentator for Sky Sports.[4] Burns was the first woman to be made a Privileged Member of the RFU in 2012. She was inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame on 17 November 2014.[5]

As of December 2005, Burns is a teacher at Range High School, she stopped teaching in 2016..[6]

The annual Women's County Championship and the tournament winners' Cup is named in honour of Burns. [7]