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| Birth name | Iain Gordon Milne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 June 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | David Milne (brother) Kenny Milne (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Iain Gordon Milne (born 17 June 1956 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a former Scotland international rugby union player and British & Irish Lion. [1]
Educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh, he played prop and Milne later played for Heriot's FP and also the English side, Harlequin F.C. [1] His nickname is "The Bear" in view of his physical size and strength. [1] [2]
He played for Edinburgh District; and was part of the 1986–87 Scottish Inter-District Championship winning side.
He was part of the Grand Slam winning side in 1984. [1] He made his Scotland debut 3 March 1979 against Ireland. His 42nd, and last, cap was won alongside his brother, Kenny who was representing his country for the first time as hooker. Iain's final appearance came during the 1990 tour of New Zealand although he did not participate in the Scotland's 1990 Grand Slam. In all he won 44 caps. Milne was known for his workrate, durability, hard tackling and courage.
Richard Bath writes of him that, he was
In 2012, Milne took up the position of Vice President at Heriot's Rugby Club.
His brothers David and Kenny were also capped by Scotland. Known as "the Three Bears", the Milne brothers made one appearance together as the Barbarians front row.
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