[2] On 30 June 2009 Gloucester Rugby announced that Burns was one of a number of academy players to sign senior contracts.

[citation needed] The highlight of this match was when Burns chipped over a rushing Saracen defence allowing Charlie Sharples to score a vital try in the corner.

[12] On 1 May 2020 it was announced that Burns would leave Bath at the end of his contract to join Japanese side Toyota Jido Shokki.

[15] His drop goal in the 79th minute won Leicester the 2022 Gallagher Premiership final against Saracens and earned his first major title.

[17] The next day, the Highlanders announced that the franchise had signed Burns for the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season.

On 1 December 2012, Burns made his England debut, replacing Owen Farrell during the 38–21 victory over New Zealand, during which he scored his first international points with two penalties.

[23] In an interview with BT Sportat Silverstone Burns revealed he is named after Freddie Spencer the two time 500cc World Champion.

[24] In an interview in May 2023, Burns criticised the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla, opining that while he was a proud Englishman, the money spent on the event could have been better utilised to assist people struggling during the United Kingdom's cost of living crisis.