Rob Miller (rugby union)
Birth name | Robert Miller | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 5 August 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Carlisle, Cumbria, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Keswick School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Northumbria University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rob Miller (born 5 August 1989 in Carlisle, Cumbria) is an English rugby union player for Wasps.[2] He plays at Full-back. Miller was brought up in Bothel, Cumbria.[3]
Career[]
In the 2007/8 season Miller was Tynedale's top try-scorer as they won promotion to National Division Two.
Miller made his Newcastle Falcons first team début in 2008, in a man-of-the-match winning performance against Bristol.[4] In June 2010, Miller signed a three-year deal with Sale Sharks,[5] where he has made a number of appearances, earning man-of-the-match status in two games.[6] Sale had to compete with Bath Rugby for Miller's signature and Falcons had been keen to hang on to him.[7]
Miller has won England Caps at Under-16s, Under 18s and Under 20 levels, helping England Under-20 to the Grand Slam in 2008, and the final of the IRB Under-20s World Cup in Wales.[8]
In 2009, he appeared in the Under-20s World Cup final in Japan.[9]
On 6 February 2014, Miller signed for the Wasps from the 2014-15 season.[10]
References[]
- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Sale Sharks". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ [1] Sale Sharks profile
- ^ http://www.whitehavennews.co.uk/rob-miller-signs-for-sale-sharks-1.693279?referrerPath=2.913/2.910
- ^ "Bates hails bright Miller debut". BBC. 17 March 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ^ "Sale sign Falcons fly-half Miller". BBC News. 7 April 2010.
- ^ http://www.thesharks.co.uk/about/player-profiles?id=187
- ^ http://www.salesharks.com/news/rob-miller-looks-forward-to-joining-sale-sharks
- ^ "England U20 3–38 NZ U20". BBC. 22 June 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ^ "Commentary on 2009 Final". Times & Star. 21 June 2009. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ^ "Sale Sharks full-back Rob Miller signs for the Wasps". BBC Sport. 6 February 2014.
External links[]
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Alumni of Northumbria University
- English rugby union players
- Newcastle Falcons players
- People educated at Keswick School
- People from Aspatria
- Rugby union fly-halves
- Rugby union players from Carlisle, Cumbria
- Sale Sharks players
- Tynedale R.F.C. players
- English rugby union biography stubs