Eric Miller (rugby union)

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Eric Miller
Birth nameEric Roger Patrick Miller
Date of birth (1975-09-23) 23 September 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth
Wesley College
UniversityLoughborough University
Sheffield Hallam University
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Number 8
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1994–1996
1996–1998
1998–2006
Old Wesley
Loughborough Students
Terenure College
()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1995–1996
1996–1998
1998–2000
2000–2006
Leinster
Leicester Tigers
Ulster
Leinster
()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997–2005
1997

1998–2005
British and Irish Lions
Barbarians
48
1
3
(30)
(0)
(5)

Eric Miller

British and Irish Lions. After retiring as a rugby player, Miller switched football codes and went on to play Gaelic football for the Dublin county team
.

Early years

As a schoolboy and youth, Miller played several sports. He was educated at

Wesley College where he played both rugby union and cricket
. At the same time he played
Damian Duff
. He also played
Gaelic football for Ballyboden St Enda's and, together with Brian Stynes, he helped them win a Dublin Under 21 Championship title in 1995. Miller eventually opted to concentrate on rugby union and spent the 1995–96 season playing for Old Wesley. He also represented Leinster for the first time at senior level.[1][2][3][4][5]

Leicester Tigers

In 1996 Miller joined

British and Irish Lions. While playing for the Tigers, he also attended both Loughborough University, where he studied for a degree in physical education at Sheffield Hallam University.[2]

Leinster

Miller first played for

Heineken Cup. Back at Leinster he helped them win the 2001–02 Celtic League title.[4]

Rugby international

Ireland

As well as winning senior caps, Miller also represented Ireland at

A levels. In 1996, he was a prominent member of the Ireland U21 team that won a Triple Crown for the first time. Between 1997 and 2005, Miller made 48 appearances and scored 30 points, including 6 tries, for Ireland. He made his international debut in a friendly against Italy on 4 January 1997. He went on to play for Ireland at both the 1999 and 2003 World Cups. He scored two of six his tries in one game against Namibia during the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He made his final appearance for Ireland in a friendly against Japan on 19 June 2005.[6][7]

British and Irish Lions

After playing just four senior internationals for

British and Irish Lions for their 1997 tour of South Africa. He played in five games during the tour, lining up against the Border Bulldogs, Northern Transvaal, Natal and the Free State Cheetahs. A bout of flu saw him miss the first test against South Africa but he recovered in time to feature in the second test on 28 June 1997. However injury saw him miss the third test.[2][8] At 21 he was youngest member of the touring party.[6]

Barbarians

Miller has also played for the Barbarians several times. In May 2004 he was included in their squad for games against England, Wales and Scotland.[9] On 25 May 2005 he featured in a 38–7 defeat against Scotland at Pittodrie.[10]

Return to Gaelic football

After retiring as a rugby player in January 2006,[6] Miller started playing Gaelic football again. In August 2006 he came on as a substitute for Ballyboden St Enda's in a Dublin AFL Division 1 game against Thomas Davis.[11] On 5 December 2006, he played his first senior game for the Dublin county team against Louth.[12] He has since ended his short return to GAA.

Since finishing with Gaelic football, Miller set up his own personal training company called the real golf solution.[13]

Coaching

Miller has also had a successful coaching career. In September 2006 he undertook a coaching position in

Old Wesley
as well as Saint Gerard's School. In 2011, he was appointed Head Coach Blackrock College Rugby Club Dublin. From 2009 to 2012, Miller also served as Head and assistant coach to the Leinster U18 Club (youths) team and helped the team win three interprovincial championships in a row during his tenure.

In August 2012 Miller was appointed Head Coach of CYM Rugby Club in Terenure Dublin, following in the footsteps of club luminaries like Ray Fagan. In May 2013 Miller was appointed Head Coach of Seapoint Rugby Club, a Division 2A side in South Dublin playing in the All-Ireland League.

From August 2014 until May 2016, Miller served as the Director of Rugby for

Trinity College Kandy, Sri Lanka.[citation needed
]

Beginning in 2016, Miller coached the men's senior firsts team in the Wicklow-based Arklow Rugby Club, and the all boys private school Catholic University School on Lower Leeson Street in Dublin, until 2019 .

Honours

Rugby union

Wesley College

Leinster

Gaelic football

Ballyboden St Enda's

References

  1. ^ a b Tom Keogh, Sunday World
  2. ^ a b c Interview at www.independent.co.uk
  3. ^ Leicester Celtic Ex Players Archived 18 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b "www.ercrugby.com". Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
  5. ^ a b www.independent.ie
  6. ^ a b c www.magnersleague.com
  7. ^ Ireland stats Archived 21 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ www.lionsrugby.com
  9. ^ www.rte.ie
  10. ^ www.irishrugby.ie Archived 20 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ www.irishrugby.ie Archived 21 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ www.hoganstand.com
  13. ^ "Eric Miller - the Real Golf Solution". Archived from the original on 6 March 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.