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]
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]
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]
Millican received 3 caps for Scotland, all in 1973.[11]
He coached Northern in England in the late 1980s, but stood down due to business reasons.[12]
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]
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]