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Iain Milne
Iain Milne (born 17 June 1956 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a former Scotland international rugby union player and British & Irish Lion.Bath, p149 Rugby Union career Amateur career 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. His nickname is "The Bear" in view of his physical size and strength. Provincial career He played for Edinburgh District; and was part of the 1986–87 Scottish Inter-District Championship winning side. International career He was part of the Grand Slam winning side in 1984. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heriot's FP
Heriot's Rugby Club, also known as Heriot's FP, is one of Scotland's senior rugby union, rugby football clubs in the Scottish Rugby Union, whose Men's 1st XV play in the FOSROC . The women play in The club's Goldenacre Sports Ground, home is in the Goldenacre area in Edinburgh.Bath, p89 The rugby club, founded in 1890, was originally intended for former pupils of George Heriot's School, but is now an open club, welcoming rugby players of all levels. Player development starts with a highly successful Mini/Midi Section and moves onto the senior levels. The club has coaching staff that are very well respected in Scottish rugby. Heriot's Rugby club are the only Scottish club never to have been relegated from the first division. The team had the surprising honour of having a player, Chris Fusaro, called for Scotland A national rugby union team, Scotland A for the IRB Nations Cup, in 2010. He was the only amateur player called and it was announced that he was joining Glasgow Warrio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek White (rugby Union)
Derek Bolton White (born 30 January 1958) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. His regular playing position are Flanker and Number 8. Early life White was born on 30 January 1958 in Haddington, Scotland. He was educated at Dunbar Grammar School. Rugby Union career Amateur career During his playing career he was 6 ft 4 and 1/2 inches tall. He was once described as "a big bulky back-row with pace and a mean streak". White played rugby for Dunbar, before moving to Haddington, and then Gala. White moved to Petersfield, Hampshire, where he played for London Scottish until the mid-1990s. He then played for Petersfield. Provincial career White played for South of Scotland District. International career White played at Flanker for Scotland 'B' against Ireland 'B' on 7 February 1982. White had 42 caps for Scotland, from 1982 to 1992, scoring 11 tries, 44 points on aggregate. He played at the 1987 Rugby World Cup and at the 1991 Rugby World Cup as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh District (rugby Union) Players
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Heriot's RC Players
George Heriot's School is a Scottish independent primary and secondary day school on Lauriston Place in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. In the early 21st century, it has more than 1600 pupils, 155 teaching staff, and 80 non-teaching staff. It was established in 1628 as George Heriot's Hospital, by bequest of the royal goldsmith George Heriot, and opened in 1659. It is governed by George Heriot's Trust, a Scottish charity. Architecture The main building of the school is notable for its renaissance architecture, the work of William Wallace, until his death in 1631. He was succeeded as master mason by William Aytoun, who was succeeded in turn by John Mylne. In 1676, Sir William Bruce drew up plans for the completion of Heriot's Hospital. His design, for the central tower of the north façade, was eventually executed in 1693. The school is a turreted building surrounding a large quadrangle, and built out of sandstone. The foundation stone is inscribed with the date 1628. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People Educated At George Heriot's School
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Scotland International Rugby Union Players
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Rugby Union Props
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British & Irish Lions Rugby Union Players From Scotland
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1956 Births
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Kenny Milne (rugby Union)
Kenny Milne (born 1 December 1961 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a former Scotland international rugby union player who was capped 39 times. He was also a British & Irish Lion, touring in 1993.Bath, p149 Rugby Union career Amateur career Educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh, he played hooker; and went on to play for Heriots. Milne recalls: The game that saw Heriot’s fight off relegation and retain its First Division status in 1993, after an improbable victory against champions Melrose, probably ranks higher in terms of my most memorable matches than any game I played for Scotland or the Lions. Provincial career He was capped by Edinburgh District. He was part of the team that won the 1986–87 Scottish Inter-District Championship. Milne recalled how his rugby playing brothers helped each other in these inter-district matches: On the rugby field, Edinburgh vs Glasgow when George Graham was vying for honours at the same time as David, Iain absolutely destroyed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Milne (rugby Union)
David Milne (born 7 December 1958) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.Bath, p138 Rugby Union career Amateur career He also played for Heriot's Rugby Club. He formed a front row for Heriots with his brothers Iain Milne and Kenny Milne. Provincial career He played for Edinburgh District. International career He was given 6 caps for Scotland 'B', the first being against France 'B' on 2 March 1986. He was given a full senior cap once for Scotland in 1991. He was a replacement from the bench in Scotland's Autumn match against Japan. Family His brothers Iain and Kenny Kenny is a surname, a given name, and a diminutive of several different given names. In Ireland, the surname is an Anglicisation of the Irish ''Ó Cionnaith'', also spelt ''Ó Cionnaoith'' and ''Ó Cionaodha'', meaning "descendant of Cionnaith" ... were also capped for Scotland. References ;Sources * Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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