Steve Miln

Steve Miln
Full nameStephen Crawford Miln
Date of birth (1966-02-26) 26 February 1966 (age 58)
Place of birthTe Kūiti, New Zealand
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight198 lb (90 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988–90 Bay of Plenty 28 (33)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998 Japan 5 (34)

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

Biography

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Shaw Builders house takes top award". 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". 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.
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