Full name | Clayton Rangihau McMillan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 6 August 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Perth, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Clayton McMillan is a New Zealand professional rugby union coach. He is the current head coach of Munster Rugby.
Clayton McMillan was born in Perth, Australia but was raised in Rotorua, New Zealand. McMillan was educated at Rotorua Boys High School. He worked as a Police officer in Rotorua. McMillan represented the Whakarewarewa rugby club and played for Bay of Plenty as a Number 8 from 1995 to 2003, playing over 100 matches. [1] He also represented the New Zealand Divisional team in 2000.
In February 2020, McMillan was named as the interim head coach for the Chiefs in the Super Rugby competition. [2]
He previously coached Bay of Plenty before taking up his role at the Chiefs. [3]
In February 2025, it was announced that McMillan will take up the role of head coach at Munster Rugby from July 2025. [4] [5]
McMillan is a New Zealander of Māori descent (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāi Tamawhariua and Te Rangaihouhiri descent). [6]
Clive Akers & N. A. C. McMillan (1996) New Zealand Rugby Almanack of New Zealand. Hodder Moa Beckett Publishers, Auckland. ISBN 1-86958-282-9