Robert Miln Neill
Scottish rugby union player
Rugby player
Birth name | Robert Miln Neill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1882-09-05)5 September 1882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 14 September 1914(1914-09-14) (aged 32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Edinburgh Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Chartered accountant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Miln Neil (5 September 1882 – 14 September 1914) was a Scottish international rugby union player, who played for Scotland and the Lions.[1][2] He went to Edinburgh Academy and also played for Edinburgh Academicals.[1][2] He was on the 1903 British Lions tour to South Africa.[1][2] Gillespie was a chartered accountant by profession; he died in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya of appendicitis.[2]
References
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
- Godwin, Terry Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987, ISBN 0-7137-1838-2)
- Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)
- ^ a b c Bath, p117
- ^ a b c d Godwin, p301
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British Lions – 1903 South Africa tour
- Bedell-Sivright (Cambridge University and Scotland)
- Cave (Cambridge University/Blackheath F.C./Kent)
- Gibson (Cambridge University)
- Hosack (Edinburgh Wanderers)
- Morrison (Royal HSFP and Scotland) (capt)
- Scott (West of Scotland and Scotland)
- Smyth (Dublin University and Ireland)
- Stout (Richmond/Barbarian F.C./Gloucester and England)
- Tedford (Malone RFC and Ireland)
- James Wallace (Wanderers/Dublin University)
- Joseph Wallace (Wanderers/Dublin University and Ireland)
- Collett (Gloucestershire/Cambridge University)
- Davidson (North of Ireland)
- Gillespie (Edinburgh Academicals and Scotland)
- Greig (Cambridge University/Glasgow Academicals/United Services and Scotland)
- Hancock (Richmond/Surrey)
- Harrison (Guy's Hospital/Middlesex/Barbarian F.C.)
- Hind (Cambridge University/Leicester/Midland Counties)
- Neill (Edinburgh Academicals and Scotland)
- Skrimshaw (Newport/Blackheath F.C./Kent/Barbarian F.C.)
- Walker (Lennox/Middlesex)
Manager: Hammond
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