Michael Milne
Michael Milne (born 5 February 1999) is an Irish rugby union player who has come through the Leinster Rugby academy and became a member of the Senior Squad on 15 April 2021.[1] He normally plays as a loosehead prop.
Date of birth | 5 February 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Crinkill, Birr, County Offaly, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 114 kg (18.0 st; 251 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Cistercian College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Milne was born and raised in Crinkill, Birr, County Offaly and first began playing rugby aged five or six for Birr RFC. He attended Cistercian College and helped the school to their first ever Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup in 2015.[2]
Leinster
Milne made his senior competitive debut for Leinster in their opening fixture of the 2019–20 Pro14 season away to Italian side Benetton on 28 September 2019, which the province won 32–27.[3]
Ireland
Milne was part of the Ireland under-20s squad that won a grand slam during the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[4]
Milne was named in the Emerging Ireland squad that travelled to South Africa in September 2022 and featured against both the Pumas and Cheetahs.[5]
On the 7th November 2022 Milne was called up to train with the Ireland squad for the Bank of Ireland Nations Series [6]
On the 6th February 2023, Milne was called up to train with the Ireland squad for the 2023 Six Nations following the continuing injury to Cian Healy. [7]
Honours
Cistercian College
- Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup:
- Winner (1): 2015
Ireland Under-20s
- Six Nations Under 20s Championship:
- Winner (1): 2019
- Grand Slam:
- Winner (1): 2019
- Triple Crown:
- Winner (1): 2019
References
- "Offaly man signs first senior contract with Leinster Rugby". www.offalyexpress.ie. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- "Programme Preview: Brotherhood key for Offaly man Milne". Leinster Rugby. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- "Match Report: Benetton Rugby 27 Leinster Rugby 32". Leinster Rugby. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- "Ireland Under-20s Stay Top After Bonus Point Raid In Rieti". Irish Rugby. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- "Emerging Ireland Squad Named For Toyota Challenge In Bloemfontein". irishrugby.
- "Ireland Squad Focuses In On Fiji Preparation". irishrugby.
- "Furlong, Gibson-Park and Healy all ruled out of Ireland's clash with France".