Former Scotland cap Traynor announces his retirement
Kyle Traynor, who won four Scotland caps between 2009 and 2012, has announced that he will retire from professional rugby at the end of the season to pursue a new career.
The 33-year-old prop grew up down south, but the man with Glaswegian parents moved nor th of the B order when he was in his late teens and he learned his trade at Edinburgh Accies, Watsonians and Boroughmuir.
He played for Scotland under-20s and was a member of the Edinburgh Rugby Academy before joining the club on a full-time basis in 2008. He made 87 appearances for Edinburgh and then spent five years at Bristol notching up 97 outings.
He then was at Leicester Tigers for a year and joined Gloucester in October 2018 on a short-term deal after an injury crisis in the front row.
For Scotland he played in the Autumn Tests of 2009 against Fiji, Australia and Argentina and also played against Tonga three years later, as well as representing the Barbarians twice.
Tray nor said :“What an incredible journey.
“I’m announcing that I will be retiring from professional rugby at the end of the 201819 season. Along the way I have learned priceless lessons about humility, respect and teamwork. I have experienced so many amazing and unforgettable things and made some truly incredible friends. I am extremely privileged to have done all of this whilst playing the sport I love.”
“To represent my country was a lifelong dream and I will never, ever forget the feeling of pulling on the Scotland jersey and wearing the thistle.”
Traynor says he will now start a career in management consulting after the English Premiership playoffs in which he could still feature for Gloucester.
“It’s a new challenge I am excited to embrace and I’m looking for ward to taking some of the lessons I’ve learned in elite sport into the business environment,” he said.