Background
Traynor was born in Farnborough, London to Glaswegian parents and was educated at The John Fisher School.
Traynor was born in Farnborough, London to Glaswegian parents and was educated at The John Fisher School.
After leaving school, Traynor signed a development contract with the Scottish Rugby Union"s National Academy, which allowed him to divide his time between training with Edinburgh, playing for Watsonians and studying for a degree in quantity surveying at Edinburgh Napier University. After completing his degree in 2008, Traynor signed a full-time contract with Edinburgh and has gone on to represent Scotland A, debuting against Italy A in February 2009 and Scotland, coming on as a replacement against Fiji in 2009 Autumn internationals. In August 2015 Kyle represented the Barbarians against Samoa in a match played at the Olympic Stadium in London.
At the end of the 2011-2012 season Traynor left Edinburgh Rugby, and signed a contract to play for Bristol Rugby ahead of the 2012-2013 season, where he is currently plying his trade.