Jock Millican

Jock Millican (born 21 August 1951) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He is now a businessman.[2]

Jock Millican
Birth nameJohn Gilbert Millican
Date of birth (1951-08-21) 21 August 1951
Place of birthReston, Scotland[1]
SchoolBerwickshire High School
UniversityUniversity of Edinburgh
Heriot-Watt University
Rugby union career
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1969 - 73 Edinburgh University ()
- Heriot's ()
1974 Moseley 1 ()
1974 - Leicester Tigers ()
- Northern ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1971 - 73 Edinburgh District ()
1972 Scotland Possibles ()
1973 Staffordshire ()
1974 Anglo-Scots ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1973 Scotland 3 (0)
Coaching career
Years Team
-1989 Northern

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

While at the University of Edinburgh from 1969 to 1973 he played rugby union for Edinburgh University.[3]

He went on to play for Heriot's.[4]

Leaving Edinburgh in 1973 Millican had a short 2+1⁄2-month spell at Moseley, but only appeared in one mid-week fixture.[5]

He signed for Leicester Tigers in 1974.[5]

He played for Northern in the 1980s.[6]

Provincial career

He received his first cap for Edinburgh District in 1971, playing against South of Scotland District at Meadowbank Stadium.[7]

He played for Scotland Possibles on 30 December 1972.[8]

On moving to England, he played for Staffordshire.[9]

He was then picked for the Anglo-Scots to play inter-district matches.[10]

International career

Millican received 3 caps for Scotland, all in 1973.[11]

Coaching career

He coached Northern in England in the late 1980s, but stood down due to business reasons.[12]

Administrative career

He was a Director of the Six Nations from 2008 to 2012; and a Non-Executive Director of the Scottish Rugby Union from 2007 to 2013.[13]

He became a Chief Executive of the Scottish Rugby Union in 2011.[13]

He was a Director of Heriots from 2015 to 2021.[13]

Business career

He graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in Chemical Engineering, but then moved to Heriot-Watt University to study brewing.[1]

Millican then moved into the Beer and Wine trade. He was a brewer with Bass in Burton-on-Trent in England.[14] He was an Operations Director of Scottish Brewers, then a Logistics Director of Scottish Courage, before moving on to Waverley Vinters.[15]

Since 2010 he has been a Director of Equity Gap, a private investors group. The company sponsors Edinburgh Rugby.[16]

References
  1. "Business interview: Jock Millican, Linc Scotland | The Scotsman".
  2. "John Gilbert Millican". ESPN scrum.
  3. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
  4. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19911101/237/0019 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002135/19741112/341/0013 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001723/19830911/033/0033 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Full Player List". Edinburgh Rugby.
  8. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  9. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002135/19741023/342/0013 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000760/19741015/048/0048 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Jock Millican - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  12. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000726/19890530/285/0020 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. "John Gilbert MILLICAN personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
  14. "Jock Millican". The Business of Drinks.
  15. "Jock Millican | LinkedIn".
  16. "Rugby Sponsorship".
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