| Date of birth | 5 September 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Ballymena, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16.2 st; 227 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adam McBurney (born 5 September 1996) is an Irish rugby union player who currently plays for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship.
He started playing with Randalstown RFC at about eight years old,[1] and was named Youth Player of the Season in the 2014 Ulster Rugby Awards.[2] He was selected for the Ulster under-18 team, and from there was selected for Ireland at under-18 and under-20 level, appearing at the 2016 Under-20 World Championship. He played club rugby for Ballymena R.F.C. in the All-Ireland League.[1] He joined the Ulster academy ahead of the 2016–17 season.[3] He made his senior debut for Ulster on 30 September 2017 in round 5 of the 2017–18 Pro14, featuring off the bench in the provinces 27–23 loss against Italian side Zebre.[4][5] He played four seasons with Ulster, vying with John Andrew for the second-choice hooker spot behind Rob Herring.[6]
McBurney, who is Scottish-qualified through his grandmother, signed with Edinburgh in March 2021.[7]