Andrew Miller (rugby union) explained

Birth Name:Andrew John Miller
Birth Date:1972 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Te Puke, New Zealand
Height:1.82m (05.97feet)
Weight:82kg (181lb)
Ru Position:Fly-half, Full back
Ru Amateuryears:1991-1995
1996
1997
Ru Amateurclubs:United Pirates
Te Puke Sports
Te Puke
Ru Clubyears:1998-2004
Ru Province:Bay of Plenty
Southland
Ru Provinceyears:1991-1997
2004
Ru Provincecaps:69
1
Ru Provincepoints:(718)
(0)
Super14:Crusaders
Super14years:1996
Super14caps:7
Super14points:(77)
Ru Nationalyears:1992
2002-2003
Ru Nationalteam:New Zealand Colts
Japan
Ru Nationalcaps:2
10
Ru Nationalpoints:(21)
(70)

Andrew (Andy) Miller (born 13 September 1972) is a former professional rugby player from New Zealand who played as a fly half and represented the Japan national rugby union team.

Miller started his career with Bay of Plenty and played in the inaugural 1996 Super 12 season for the Canterbury Crusaders, before moving to Japan to play for the Kobelco Steelers.

After qualifying to play for through residency, Miller made his international debut in May 2002 against .[1] Graham Henry said that he could have pushed for a place in the All Blacks side.[2]

He was selected for the Japan squad for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. where he kept the leading Japanese points scorer of all time Keiji Hirose out of the team and was credited with helping them to some credible performances and was noted as one of Japan's best players at the tournament.[3] [4] He notably scored a 52-metre drop goal against which was the longest in Rugby World Cup history.[5] [6] [7] [8]

He didn't play again for Japan after the World Cup after they briefly made a policy not to select foreign born players in 2004, and Miller returned to New Zealand to play for Southland.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Japan v Russia at Tokyo.
  2. Web site: Henry, Horan sing praises of Japanese rugby.
  3. Web site: RUGBY IN JAPAN . https://archive.today/20130620053216/http://factsanddetails.com/japan.php?itemid=764&catid=18 . dead . 2013-06-20 .
  4. Web site: Japan - The Cherry Blossoms.
  5. Web site: Andrew Miller drop goal. https://web.archive.org/web/20140606161118/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TxKWqR3QbY. 2014-06-06 . dead.
  6. Web site: RWC PLAYER RECORDS.
  7. Web site: Rugby World Cup Records . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120502045911/http://www.gambling-guru.com/world-cup/rugby/rugby-world-cup-records . 2 May 2012 .
  8. Web site: Carter adding another weapon to All Blacks arsenal?. https://archive.today/20130620053200/http://www.superrugby.co.nz/s14news/16279/Carter-adding-another-weapon-to-All-Blacks-arsenal. dead. 20 June 2013.