Elliot Millar Mills (born 8 July 1992) is a rugby union player who currently plays for Northampton Saints in the English Premiership. He qualifies to play for the Scotland national rugby union team through his Scottish mother.
| Birth name | Elliot Millar Mills | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 July 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Stockport, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 121 kg (19 st 1 lb; 267 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University College London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Bridget Millar Mills (sister) Harriet Millar Mills (sister) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club Career
editMillar Mills first played for Manchester, Stockport and Macclesfield in his early career.[1][2] He represented Cheshire in the 2016 County Championship losing to Cornwall 35-13 in the finals held at Twickenham Stadium.[3] He also represented England Counties during their tour in Canada.[4]
Millar Mills joined Yorkshire Carnegie permanently following a successful trial period. He left Leeds to join Scotland capital Edinburgh in the Pro14 ahead of the 2017-18 season.[5] He made his senior debut for Edinburgh against local rivals Glasgow Warriors in a 17-0 loss in the 1872 Cup in December 2017.[6]
On 18 April 2018, Millar Mills left Edinburgh to join Ealing Trailfinders in the RFU Championship ahead of the 2018-19 season.[7] He made his debut for Ealing Trailfinders in a 7-20 loss against London Irish in the first Championship match of the new season.[8] On 27 January 2021, Millar Mills makes his move up to the Premiership Rugby competition with Wasps from the 2021-22 season.[9]
Wasps entered administration on 17 October 2022 and Millar Mills was made redundant along with all other players and coaching staff.[10] At the start of the 2023/24 season he was signed to play for Northampton Saints.[11]
International Career
editMillar Mills was called up to the Scotland squad for the 2024 Six Nations Championship and made his debut off the bench in a win against Wales.[12] He made his first Scotland start in a 12-73 away win against Canada[13]
He told The Times that there is no hyphen in his name.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Elliot Millar Mills Profile". Stockport Rugby. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Pod News & Macc lads in the Prem". Macclesfield RUFC. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "County Championship final 2016: Cornwall beat Cheshire to retain title at Twickenham". BBC Sport. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "England Counties name squad for Canada tour". Americas Rugby News. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Edinburgh strengthen again by signing Simon Hickey and Elliot Millar-Mills". The Offside Line. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Glasgow 17-0 Edinburgh". Sky Sports. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "ELLIOT MILLAR MILLS TO JOIN EALING TRAILFINDERS FROM EDINBURGH RUGBY". Ealing Trailfinders. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "HIGHLIGHTS: EALING TRAILFINDERS 7-20 LONDON IRISH". Ealing Trailfinders. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Elliot Millar Mills joins Wasps family". Wasps. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Wasps' administration confirmed as 167 employees made redundant". CoventryLive. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Northampton Saints sign props Elliot Millar Mills and Beltus Nonleh". BBC Sport. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Scotland: Northampton Saints' Elliot Millar-Mills earns call as Will Hurd and Adam Hastings drop out". BBC Sport. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Scotland beat Canada 12—73". BBC Sport. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ https://twitter.com/MarkPalmerST/status/1786462410599006523