| Eric Shannon Milligan | |
| Birth Name: | Eric Shannon Milligan |
| Birth Date: | 28 September 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Scotland |
| Height: | 1.84m (06.04feet) |
| Weight: | 198kg (437lb) |
| Ru Position: | Hooker |
| Ru Amateuryears: | 2002-06 2006-09 2009-12 |
| Ru Nationalteam: | Scotland U16 Scotland U19 Scotland U21 Scotland Club XV |
| Ru Nationalyears: | - |
| Ru Clubyears: | 2003-09 |
| Ru Clubcaps: | 31 |
| Ru Clubpoints: | (0) |
| Ru Provinceyears: | - |
| Ru Coachclubs: | Hutchesons Grammar School |
| Ru Coachyears: | 2010- |
| Occupation: | Physical education |
| School: | Kilmarnock Academy |
| University: | Edinburgh University |
Eric Milligan (born 28 September 1981 in Scotland) is a Scottish former rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors. The position he normally plays is hooker but he also plays prop.[1]
He studied to be a teacher at the University of Edinburgh.
Milligan is a teacher at Hutchesons Grammar School where he is the Director of Sport and Physical Education and coaches the school rugby team.[2]
He represented Glasgow District U16 at provincial level.[3]
He played for Kilmarnock and Currie RFC before joining Glasgow Hawks[3] He went on to captain the Hawks side.[2]
While with the Warriors he played for Hawick.[1]
He left the Warriors for a career as a teacher in 2009. That year he re-joined Glasgow Hawks.[4]
In 1997-98 season he was picked as one of the Glasgow Thistles to go to New Zealand and continue his rugby education in the summer of 1998.[5] At the time he was still playing rugby for his school Stewarton Academy and Kilmarnock RFC.
He was a backup player for the Warriors in seasons 2003-04 and 2004-05.
He was promoted from Glasgow Warrior's academy in 2005-06 season.[3] He played 31 times for the Warriors.
Milligan played for Scotland U16, Scotland U19 and Scotland U21[3] He also played for Scotland Club XV.[6]