Ryan Millard

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Ryan Millard
Personal information
Born (1987-03-13) 13 March 1987
Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position Five-eighth
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–2013 Fiji 3 0 0 0 0
As of 6 April 2010
Source: VB New South Wales Cup – 2009

Ryan Millard (born in 13 March 1987 in Hurstville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is a Fijian rugby league player for the Wests Magpies in the New South Wales Cup. He plays as a five-eighth or full-back, and can also play as a centre or on the wing. He is a Fijian international.[1]

Millard scoring a try for the Bullodgs

Biography

His elder brother Daryl Millard plays for Catalans Dragons in the European Super League and is also a Fijian international.[2] Their father, Shane Millard, is the assistant coach of the Australian Fijian team. Shane is a former reserve-grade coach for the St George Dragons and also coached the USA Tomahawks.[3][4][5] There is no relation between the family and journeyman Australian-born former USA international hooker and second-row forward Shane Millard, although this is sometimes reported as the case.[3][6]

Career

Millard in action for the Bullodgs

Domestic

Ryan Millard played junior rugby league for Renown United[7] and previously played in the youth teams at the St. George Illawarra Dragons, playing in the Jersey Flegg and SG Ball sides for the Dragons.[8][9] He failed to make first grade with St. George Illawarra and moved with his brother to the Bulldogs for the 2007 season.[10] He played in the New South Wales Cup for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in 2008 and for the Newtown Jets in 2009.[11][12] For the 2010 season he moved to the Shellharbour City Dragons, the New South Wales Cup team that act as a feeder club to the NRL club St. George Illawarra Dragons.[13]

International

Millard played for Fiji against the Junior Kangaroos in a narrow 15–14 loss in 2007.[14][15] He was not selected in either the wider training squad[16][17] nor the final 25-man Fiji squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[18] He made his full international debut for Fiji in the 2009 Pacific Cup.[2] Millard has also represented the Australian Fijian team[3][19][20] and was named Australian Fijian Fiji Bati Player of the Year for 2009.[21] Millard is eligible to play for Fiji as he has a Fijian mother.[22]

He was a late call-up to Fiji's 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad after John Sutton was ruled out before the tournament.[23]

References

  1. ↑ "PNG and Fiji finalise squads for Pacific Cup". NRL. 2009-10-19. Retrieved 06-04-2010. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Millard eyes Bati". Fiji Times. 03-01-2010. Retrieved 06-04-2010. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Daryl Neville, Joel Greig and Shane Millard confirmed as AFRL Coaches". Australian Fijian Rugby League. 10-03-2009. Retrieved 08-04-2010. 
  4. ↑ "National Team Committee". AMNRL. 2003. Retrieved 08-04-2010. 
  5. ↑ Brown, Alex (12-09-2006). "Dragons ball boy now carrying his side's hopes". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 06-04-2010. 
  6. ↑ "USA Tomahawks ready to take on Samoa". RLCup. 2007-10-29. Retrieved 08-04-2010. 
  7. ↑ "Ryan Millard". NSWRL. Retrieved 06-04-2010. 
  8. ↑ "NRL finals teams". Daily Telegraph. 12-09-2006. Retrieved 06-04-2010. 
  9. ↑ "BULLDOGS BACK TO THE 'FAMILY CLUB'". rleague.com. 2006-07-27. Retrieved 06-04-2010. 
  10. ↑ "NRL News". NRL Club Analysis. 2006-08-24. Retrieved 08-04-2010. 
  11. ↑ "Newtown Jets – NSW CUP – 2009 player gallery". Newtown Jets. 2009-10-19. Retrieved 06-04-2010. 
  12. ↑ "AUSTRALIAN FIJI SQUAD FOR CABRAMATTA WORLD NINES". rleague.com. 06-02-2009. Retrieved 06-04-2010. 
  13. ↑ "Shellharbour City Dragons". NSWRL. Retrieved 06-04-2010. 
  14. ↑ "Junior Kangaroos pip past Fiji". Sydney Morning Herald. 05-10-2007. Retrieved 06-04-2010. 
  15. ↑ "Fiji scare junior Kangaroos". League Central. 05-10-2007. Retrieved 06-04-2010. 
  16. ↑ "Bati pencil in new Newcastle pace ace Uate". Fiji Times Online. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2008-08-08. 
  17. ↑ "Fijian preliminary squad". RLWC08.com. 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2008-08-02. 
  18. ↑ "Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads". BBC. 2008-10-08. Retrieved 2008-10-10. 
  19. ↑ "Waqa to lead Australian Fijians on tour". FijiLive. 2009-09-27. Retrieved 08-04-2010. 
  20. ↑ "Comeback win against Fiji for the Cook Islands". Rugby League Review. October 2009. Retrieved 12-04-2010. 
  21. ↑ "Hayne PC Medal to 2009 awards list". rleague.com. 03-02-2010. Retrieved 08-04-2010. 
  22. ↑ "Millard intends to make most of his second coming". Sydney Morning Herald. 2009-12-04. Retrieved 2010-06-04. 
  23. ↑ http://www.fijivillage.com/?mod=story&id=081013fa3bcd94af02ccbb50ed43af

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