Robert Miln Neill

For other people with the same name, see Robert Neill (disambiguation).

Robert Miln Neill
Birth nameRobert Miln Neill
Date of birth(1882-09-05)5 September 1882
Place of birthScotland
Date of death14 September 1914(1914-09-14) (aged 32)
Place of deathKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
SchoolEdinburgh Academy
Occupation(s)Chartered accountant
Rugby union career
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Edinburgh Academicals RFC ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Scotland
1903 British and Irish Lions

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)
  1. ^ a b c Bath, p117
  2. ^ a b c d Godwin, p301
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