Rob Milligan (rugby union)
Appearance
Date of birth | 17 April 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Northampton, Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
School | Wellingborough School Rugby School | ||||||||||||||||
University | University of Nottingham | ||||||||||||||||
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Rob Milligan (born 17 April 1990 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England) is a former a rugby union player for Northampton Saints in the Guinness Premiership. He played as a number 8. Like many Northampton Saints players, he began his career at Northampton Old Scouts RFC, like his former team-mate Courtney Lawes.
He attended Rugby School as a day pupil in Town House, was head of school and captained their first XV.
Milligan made his only Saints appearance in an EDF Energy Cup match against Bristol Rugby.[1]
Milligan retired from rugby after the 2008-09 season due to medical advice.[2] He has decided to pursue a career in rowing.[3]
References
- ^ "Northampton 30-17 Bristol". BBC. 4 October 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ^ "Academy forward Milligan to stop playing". Northampton Saints official site. 13 May 2009. Archived from the original on 17 May 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ^ Goodbody, John (14 June 2009). "Rowing revives a lost career in time for 2012". London: The Times. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
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