Michael Milne (born 5 February 1999) is an Irish

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player who has come through the

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academy and became a member of the Senior Squad on 15 April 2021. He normally plays as a loosehead

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Early life

Milne was born and raised in

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, Birr, County

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and first began playing rugby aged five or six for

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. He attended Cistercian College and helped the school to their first ever

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in 2015.

Leinster

Milne made his senior competitive debut for Leinster in their opening fixture of the

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season away to Italian side Benetton on 28 September 2019, which the province won 32–27.

Ireland

Milne was part of the Ireland under-20s squad that won a

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during the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. Milne was named in the

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squad that travelled to South Africa in September 2022 and featured against both the Pumas and Cheetahs. On the 7th November 2022 Milne was called up to train with the Ireland squad for the Bank of Ireland Nations Series 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.

Honours

Cistercian College

: **Winner (1): 2015

Ireland Under-20s

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: **Winner (1):

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: **Winner (1):

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: ** Winner (1):

References

External links

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Leinster Academy ProfileIreland U20 ProfilePro14 Profile
1999 births Living people People educated at Cistercian College, Roscrea Rugby union players from County Offaly Irish rugby union players Leinster Rugby players Rugby union props Sportspeople from Birr, County Offaly {{Ireland-rugbyunion-bio-stub