Steve Miln
Full nameStephen Crawford Miln
Birth date26 February 1966 (age 60)
Birth placeTe Kūiti, New Zealand
Height6 ft 0 in
Weight198 lb
PositionFullback
Provinceyears 11988–90
Province 1Bay of Plenty
Provinceapps 128
Provincepoints 133
Repyears 11998
Repcaps 15
Reppoints 134

Stephen Crawford Miln (born 26 February 1966) is a New Zealand-born former Japan rugby union international.[1]

Biography

A Te Kūiti-born fullback, Miln was a New Zealand Māori representative player and competed for Bay of Plenty from 1988 to 1990, then spent over a decade playing in Japan.[2]

Miln represented the Japanese side at the 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens and the following year made five capped appearances for the Japan XV, playing as a fullback and flyhalf.[3]

Returning to New Zealand, Miln is a former Bay of Plenty assistant coach.[4]

Miln has a son Coby that played professional rugby in Japan.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shaw Builders house takes top award" (in en-NZ). NZ Herald. 17 June 2007.
  2. ^ "Aliens invade - now bring on the sevens". South China Morning Post. 26 March 1993.
  3. ^ "Foreigners feeling the pressure". South China Morning Post. 22 May 1998.
  4. ^ "Rugby: Tight draw forces Miln to quit" (in en-NZ). NZ Herald
  5. ^ "父が輝いた国で。コビー・ミルン[宗像サニックスブルース]は、こんな人。 - ラグビーリパブリック" (in Japanese). Rugby Republic. 28 April 2022.