Keith McMillan (rugby union)

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Keith McMillan
Birth nameKeith Henry Douglas McMillan
Date of birth(1927-02-13)13 February 1927
Place of birth Durban, South Africa
Date of death23 May 1998(1998-05-23) (aged 71)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight92.5 kg (14 st 8 lb; 204 lb)
School Highbury Preparatory School
Hilton College
University Rhodes University
University of Cape Town
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
University of Cape Town ()
Sale ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Eastern Province ()
- Western Province ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1953 Scotland 4 (0)

Keith McMillan (13 February 1927 – 23 May 1998) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer. McMillan played as a Flanker. [1]

Contents

Rugby union career

Amateur career

He played rugby for the University of Cape Town while in South Africa. [2]

McMillan played for Sale. [3]

Provincial career

McMillan represented Eastern Province and Western Province in South Africa. [2]

International career

He was involved in a trial selection match for South Africa in 1951 but not selected further. [2]

He was capped for Scotland 4 times in 1953. [4]

Outside of rugby

McMillan was an engineer. [2]

A keen cricketer, he played for the combined South African Universities team. [2]

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References

  1. "Keith Henry Douglas McMillan".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "England v Scotland, Twickenham Saturday 21st March 1953, Official Programme" (PDF) via bufvc.ac.uk.
  3. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  4. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Keith McMillan - Test matches".