Michael Milne

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Michael Milne
Date of birth (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Crinkill, Birr, County Offaly, Ireland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight114 kg (18.0 st; 251 lb)
School Cistercian College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019– Leinster 24 (15)
Correct as of 21 January 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019 Ireland U20 8 (5)
Correct as of 22 October 2019

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.

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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

Ireland Under-20s

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References

  1. ↑ "Offaly man signs first senior contract with Leinster Rugby". www.offalyexpress.ie. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Programme Preview: Brotherhood key for Offaly man Milne". Leinster Rugby. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Match Report: Benetton Rugby 27 Leinster Rugby 32". Leinster Rugby. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Ireland Under-20s Stay Top After Bonus Point Raid In Rieti". Irish Rugby. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "Emerging Ireland Squad Named For Toyota Challenge In Bloemfontein". irishrugby.
  6. ↑ "Ireland Squad Focuses In On Fiji Preparation". irishrugby.
  7. ↑ "Furlong, Gibson-Park and Healy all ruled out of Ireland's clash with France".


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