Kenny Milne (born 1 December 1961 in

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) is a former

international

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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

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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

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. 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 George to help David’s cause.

International career

He won 6 caps for Scotland 'B', the first coming against Italy 'B' on 7 December 1985. He was part of the

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winning side in 1990. He made his Scotland debut 21 January 1989 against

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alongside his brother, Iain Milne who was representing his country for the 42nd time as

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. Kenny's final appearance came during the

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against

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. In all he won 39 caps and scored 3 tries. Milne was known for his workrate, durability, hard tackling and courage. He went on one

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tour to

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playing in the first test v New Zealand.

Business career

He runs a printing company.

Family

He is the brother of Iain, and David Milne.

References

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Sporting heroes 12
1961 births Living people Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Scotland People educated at George Heriot's School Rugby union players from Edinburgh Rugby union hookers Edinburgh District (rugby union) players Heriot's RC players Scotland 'B' international rugby union players {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub