Jock Millican Explained

Jock Millican
Birth Name:John Gilbert Millican
Birth Date:21 August 1951
Birth Place:Reston, Scotland[1]
Amatyears1:1969 - 73
Amatteam1:Edinburgh University
Amatyears2:-
Amatteam2:Heriot's
Amatyears3:1974
Amatteam3:Moseley
Amatapps3:1
Amatyears4:1974 -
Amatteam4:Leicester Tigers
Amatyears5:-
Amatteam5:Northern
Province1:Edinburgh District
Provinceyears1:1971 - 73
Province2:Scotland Possibles
Provinceyears2:1972
Province3:Staffordshire
Provinceyears3:1973
Province4:Anglo-Scots
Provinceyears4:1974
Repteam1:Scotland
Repyears1:1973
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:0
Coachteams1:Northern
Coachyears1:-1989
School:Berwickshire High School
University:University of Edinburgh
Heriot-Watt University

Jock Millican (born 21 August 1951) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He is now a businessman.[2]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

While at the University of Edinburgh from 1969 to 1973 he played rugby union for Edinburgh University.[3]

He went on to play for Heriot's.[4]

Leaving Edinburgh in 1973 Millican had a short -month spell at Moseley, but only appeared in one mid-week fixture.[5]

He signed for Leicester Tigers in 1974.[5]

He played for Northern in the 1980s.[6]

Provincial career

He received his first cap for Edinburgh District in 1971, playing against South of Scotland District at Meadowbank Stadium.[7]

He played for Scotland Possibles on 30 December 1972.[8]

On moving to England, he played for Staffordshire.[9]

He was then picked for the Anglo-Scots to play inter-district matches.[10]

International career

Millican received 3 caps for Scotland, all in 1973.[11]

Coaching career

He coached Northern in England in the late 1980s, but stood down due to business reasons.[12]

Administrative career

He was a Director of the Six Nations from 2008 to 2012; and a Non-Executive Director of the Scottish Rugby Union from 2007 to 2013.[13]

He became a Chief Executive of the Scottish Rugby Union in 2011.[13]

He was a Director of Heriots from 2015 to 2021.[13]

Business career

He graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in Chemical Engineering, but then moved to Heriot-Watt University to study brewing.[1]

Millican then moved into the Beer and Wine trade. He was a brewer with Bass in Burton-on-Trent in England.[14] He was an Operations Director of Scottish Brewers, then a Logistics Director of Scottish Courage, before moving on to Waverley Vinters.[15]

Since 2010 he has been a Director of Equity Gap, a private investors group. The company sponsors Edinburgh Rugby.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Business interview: Jock Millican, Linc Scotland | The Scotsman.
  2. Web site: John Gilbert Millican. ESPN scrum.
  3. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
  4. Web site: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19911101/237/0019. British Newspaper Archive.
  5. Web site: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002135/19741112/341/0013. British Newspaper Archive.
  6. Web site: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001723/19830911/033/0033. British Newspaper Archive.
  7. Web site: Full Player List. Edinburgh Rugby.
  8. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
  9. Web site: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002135/19741023/342/0013. British Newspaper Archive.
  10. Web site: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000760/19741015/048/0048. British Newspaper Archive.
  11. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Jock Millican - Test matches. ESPN scrum.
  12. Web site: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000726/19890530/285/0020. British Newspaper Archive.
  13. Web site: John Gilbert MILLICAN personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK. find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
  14. Web site: Jock Millican. The Business of Drinks.
  15. Web site: Jock Millican | LinkedIn .
  16. Web site: Rugby Sponsorship.