Michael Milne | |
Birth Date: | 1999 2, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Crinkill, Birr, County Offaly, Ireland |
Weight: | 114kg (251lb) |
Ru Position: | Prop |
Years1: | 2019– |
Clubs1: | Leinster |
Apps1: | 24 |
Points1: | 15 |
Ru Clubupdate: | 21 January 2023 |
Repyears1: | 2019 |
Repteam1: | Ireland U20 |
Repcaps1: | 8 |
Reppoints1: | 5 |
Ru Ntupdate: | 22 October 2019 |
School: | Cistercian College |
Michael Milne (born 5 February 1999) is an Irish rugby union player who has come through the Leinster Rugby academy and became a member of the Senior Squad on 15 April 2021.[1] He normally plays as a loosehead prop.
Milne was born and raised in Crinkill, Birr, County Offaly and first began playing rugby aged five or six for Birr RFC. He attended Cistercian College and helped the school to their first ever Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup in 2015.[2]
Milne made his senior competitive debut for Leinster in their opening fixture of the 2019–20 Pro14 season away to Italian side Benetton on 28 September 2019, which the province won 32–27.[3]
Milne was part of the Ireland under-20s squad that won a grand slam during the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[4]
Milne was named in the Emerging Ireland squad that travelled to South Africa in September 2022 and featured against both the Pumas and Cheetahs.[5]
On the 7th November 2022 Milne was called up to train with the Ireland squad for the Bank of Ireland Nations Series [6]
On the 6th February 2023, Milne was called up to train with the Ireland squad for the 2023 Six Nations following the continuing injury to Cian Healy. [7]