Dave Millard (born 26 November 1979 in

Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...

) is a Fijian-born former Scotland 7s international

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

footballer. He played professionally for

Glasgow Warriors Glasgow Warriors are a professional rugby union side from Scotland. The team plays in the United Rugby Championship league and in the European Professional Club Rugby tournaments. In the 2014–15 season they won the Pro12 title and became t ...

. His regular playing position was on the

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. Born in Fiji but brought up in Scotland, Millard went to

Merchiston Castle School Merchiston Castle School is an independent boarding school for boys in the suburb of Colinton in Edinburgh, Scotland. It has around 470 pupils and is open to boys between the ages of 7 and 18 as either boarding or day pupils; it was modelled a ...

in Edinburgh. He went to Aberdeen University to study marine biology and zoology and played for

Aberdeen GSFP Aberdeen Grammar School FP RFC, also known as Aberdeen Grammar, are an amateur rugby union club based in Aberdeen, Scotland. They currently compete in the . The club plays its home games at Rubislaw in the city's west end. Honours *Scottish Na ...

. The wing came through the Scotland age-grade international setup. Millard played internationally for Scotland 7s in 2005. Millard played in the IRB AXA International Sevens tournament in Wellington, New Zealand but suffered a hamstring tear on his debut. He also played club rugby in New Zealand. He signed for the professional provincial side

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. He played there for two seasons. He was released in March 2005 and once again signed for

For 2005-06 season, he joined

Coventry Coventry ( or ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. It is on the River Sherbourne. Coventry has been a large settlement for centuries, although it was not founded and given its ...

. He returned to Scotland in 2006 to join

Glasgow Hawks Glasgow Hawks is an amateur rugby union team in Glasgow, Scotland. They were Premiership Division One champions for three consecutive seasons from 2003–04 to 2005–06. History In Paris on 27 August 1995 a meeting of the International Rugby ...

. Millard joined

Falkirk RFC Falkirk Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Falkirk, Scotland. They currently compete in Scottish National League Division One, the second tier of Scottish club rugby. The club play their home matches at Cala Park. History The c ...

in 2009. He retired from playing in 2011.

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ESPN Scotland 7s squad
1979 births Living people People educated at Merchiston Castle School Glasgow Warriors players Aberdeen GSFP RFC players Coventry R.F.C. players Glasgow Hawks players Falkirk RFC players Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby sevens players Male rugby sevens players Rugby union wings {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub