Robert Burns Robert Burns Robert Burns (25 January 175921 July 1796), also known as Rabbie Burns, the Bard of Ayrshire, Ploughman Poet and various other names and epithets, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and a light Scots dialect, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and in these writings his political or civil commentary is often at its
Darren Burns (rugby union) Darren Burns (rugby union) Darren Burns (born 8 March 1973 in Biggar, Scotland) is a former Scotland A and Scotland 7s international rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors. He played in the Lock position. Burns signed for Glasgow Warriors from Edinburgh Rugby in 1999. He was one of the original intake of 36 professional players who were signed by the SRU, and he played for Edinburgh Rugby from 1996. At amateur level, Burns played for Boroughmuir RFC, Biggar RFC and Watsonians At international level Burns played for Scotland 7s and also played for the Scotland A and Scotland