Gareth Milasinovich

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Gareth Richard Milasinovich
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Full nameGareth Richard Milasinovich
Date of birth (1992-12-15) 15 December 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight130 kg (20 st; 290 lb) [1]
School St John's College
University University of Johannesburg
Notable relative(s)Norman McFarland (Grandfather)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Valence Romans Drôme Rugby
Youth career
2011 Falcons U19
2015–2016 Worcester Warriors
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015 UJ 7 (0)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015 Yorkshire Carnegie 2 ()
2015–2019 Worcester Warriors 59 (0)
2019–2023 Ulster 24 (5)
2021 → Saracens (loan) 1 (0)
2023- Valence Romans 0 (0)
Correct as of 5 May 2023 [2]

Gareth Richard Milasinovich ( /mɪləˈsɪnəvɪtʃ/ mil-ə-SIN-ə-vitch; [3] born 15 December 1992) is a South African rugby union player, [4] who plays for Valence Romans Drôme Rugby. He can play as a loosehead or tighthead prop.

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Rugby career

Youth and Varsity Cup rugby

Milasinovich was born in Johannesburg, where he attended St John's College. He was chosen for the Lions Welpies side in 2010 at schoolboy level, and made two appearances for the Kempton Park-based Falcons' Under-19 team during the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, scoring a try in their 29–21 victory over Boland U19. [5]

It wasn't until 2015 that he next featured in a nationwide competition, when he played for the University of Johannesburg in the Varsity Cup competition. He started all seven of their matches in the loosehead prop position, with UJ winning three of those matches, failing to qualify for the semi-finals. [6]

Worcester Warriors

After the 2015 Varsity Cup, Milasinovich moved to England to join the academy of English Premiership side Worcester Warriors. He had a short spell at Championship side Yorkshire Carnegie, [7] making two appearances for the Leeds-based side at the start of the 2015–16 season. [8]

He made his debut for Worcester Warriors in their European Rugby Challenge Cup, coming on as a replacement in their opening match in Pool 4 of the competition against French side La Rochelle. He started their next match against Italian side Zebre, eventually playing in five of their six matches as Worcester Warriors finished bottom of the Pool 4 log to be eliminated from the competition. He made his Premiership debut on 5 December 2015, playing off the bench in a 20–29 defeat to Leicester Tigers. He made three further substitute appearances over the course of the season as the Worcester Warriors finished in tenth position. In his final match against Exeter Chiefs, Milasinovich suffered an achilles tendon rupture, ruling him out of injury for several months. [9] Despite this injury, Milasinovich was promoted to the senior squad prior to the 2016–17 season. [10]

Ulster

Milasinovich joined Irish Pro14 side Ulster ahead of the 2019–20 season. In July 2019 he sustained an injury to his ACL, ruling him out for several months. He has since fully recovered.

He is Irish-qualified through his grandfather, Norman McFarland, who was from Ulster and represented the province as a hooker. [11]

He joined Saracens on a two-month loan at the end of 2021. [12]

He was released by Ulster at the end of the 2022–23 season, and joined Valence Romans Drôme Rugby in the French Pro D2. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ulster Rugby | Senior Team". Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  2. ↑ Playing stats at ItsRugby.co.uk
  3. ↑ "#TogetherApart Gareth Milasinovich". Facebook . Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Gareth Milasinovich". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 29–21 Boland". South African Rugby Union. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2015 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Milasinovich joins Yorkshire on dual registration" (Press release). Worcester Warriors. 28 October 2015. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Yorkshire Carnegie : Gareth Milasinovich". Yorkshire Carnegie. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ↑ "UPDATED: Worcester Warriors rookie prop Gareth Milasinovich ruptured achilles tendon at Exeter Chiefs". Worcester News. 6 April 2016. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Warriors unveil Academy squad for 2016/17 season" (Press release). Worcester Warriors. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "Ulster recruit Irish-qualified South African prop Milasinovich". The42. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  12. ↑ "Ulster prop Milasinovich joins Saracens on loan", RTÉ, 31 December 2021
  13. ↑ "Le VRDR signe sa 14e recrue de l'été... un pilier droit sud-africain". Le Dauphiné Libéré. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
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