Ryan Millard

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Ryan Millard
Ryan Millard.jpg
Personal information
Born (1987-03-13) 13 March 1987 (age 34)
Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth, Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014 Rochdale Hornets 22 12 0 0 48
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–15 Fiji 5 0 0 0 0

Ryan Millard (born 13 March 1987) is an Australian-born Fijian rugby league footballer who plays for the Wests Magpies in the New South Wales Cup. He plays as a five-eighth or fullback, and can also play as a centre or on the wing. He is a Fijia international.[1]

Millard scoring a try for the Bullodgs

Background[]

Millard was born in Hurstville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Biography[]

His elder brother Daryl Millard plays for South Sydney Rabbitohs in the Australian National Rugby League and is also a Fijian international.[2] Their father, , is the assistant coach of the 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 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 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]

Following the 2013 Rugby League World Cup Millard followed in the footsteps of other Fijians and was signed by Hornets CEO Ryan Bradley for Rochdale Hornets[24]

On May 2, 2015, Ryan played for Fiji in the Melanesian Cup test-match.

References[]

  1. ^ "PNG and Fiji finalise squads for Pacific Cup". NRL. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Millard eyes Bati". Fiji Times. 03-01-2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Daryl Neville, Joel Greig and Shane Millard confirmed as AFRL Coaches". Australian Fijian Rugby League. 10-03-2009. Retrieved 08-04-2010. Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  4. ^ "National Team Committee". AMNRL. 2003. Retrieved 08-04-2010. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ Brown, Alex (12-09-2006). "Dragons ball boy now carrying his side's hopes". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 06-04-2010. Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  6. ^ "USA Tomahawks ready to take on Samoa". RLCup. 2007-10-29. Retrieved 08-04-2010. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  7. ^ "Ryan Millard". NSWRL. Retrieved 06-04-2010. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  8. ^ "NRL finals teams". Daily Telegraph. 12-09-2006. Retrieved 06-04-2010. Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  9. ^ "BULLDOGS BACK TO THE 'FAMILY CLUB'". rleague.com. 2006-07-27. Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 06-04-2010. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  10. ^ "NRL News". NRL Club Analysis. 2006-08-24. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 08-04-2010. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  11. ^ "Newtown Jets – NSW CUP – 2009 player gallery". Newtown Jets. 2009-10-19. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 06-04-2010. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  12. ^ "AUSTRALIAN FIJI SQUAD FOR CABRAMATTA WORLD NINES". rleague.com. 06-02-2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 06-04-2010. Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  13. ^ "Shellharbour City Dragons". NSWRL. Retrieved 06-04-2010. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  14. ^ "Junior Kangaroos pip past Fiji". Sydney Morning Herald. 05-10-2007. Retrieved 06-04-2010. Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  15. ^ "Fiji scare junior Kangaroos". League Central. 05-10-2007. Retrieved 06-04-2010. Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  16. ^ "Bati pencil in new Newcastle pace ace Uate". Fiji Times Online. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
  17. ^ "Fijian preliminary squad". RLWC08.com. 6 August 2008. Archived from the original on 10 August 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
  18. ^ "Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads". BBC. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  19. ^ "Waqa to lead Australian Fijians on tour". FijiLive. 2009-09-27. Retrieved 08-04-2010. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  20. ^ "Comeback win against Fiji for the Cook Islands" (PDF). Rugby League Review. October 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2010. Retrieved 12-04-2010. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  21. ^ "Hayne PC Medal to 2009 awards list". rleague.com. 03-02-2010. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 08-04-2010. Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  22. ^ "Millard intends to make most of his second coming". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 December 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  23. ^ http://www.fijivillage.com/?mod=story&id=081013fa3bcd94af02ccbb50ed43af
  24. ^ http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12196/9116034/championship-one-rochdale-sign-fiji-international-playmaker-ryan-millard

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