Sydney MillarCBE[6] (23 May 1934 – 10 December 2023) was a Northern Irish rugby union prop who played for Ballymena RFC and Ulster and international rugby for Ireland and the British Lions.[7] After retiring from playing rugby he became a rugby coach and a rugby administrator. He became chairman of the Irish Rugby Union in 1995 and from 2003 until 2007 was chairman of the International Rugby Board.[8] Former Lions captain Willie John McBride stated that Millar had given "his whole life to the game".[9]
^"Tuckey elected vice chairman of IRB". ESPN Scrum. 7 April 2004.
^"Millar elected IRB chairman". ESPN Scrum. 19 November 2003.
^'Birthday Honours List – Northern Ireland'. Belfast Gazette, 10 June 2005. Retrieved 12 December 2023
^ abcdCite error: The named reference hof-2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Cite error: The named reference baabaa-profile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Rugby chief Millar awarded a CBE". 10 June 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
^"Syd Millar player profile". espnscrum.com. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
^"A Millar's Tale". BBC Sport. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
^'Syd Millar: Ireland and Lions legend 'gave his whole life to the game' - McBride'. BBC Sport, 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023
Birlinn. ISBN 9780857905291. "2009 Inductee: SydMillar | World Rugby". "John 'Syd' Millar". 17 August 2016. "Syd was an outstanding character, hugely influential...
Airdrieonians) and manager (Cowdenbeath). (death announced on this date) SydMillar, 89, Northern Irish rugby union player (Ballymena, Ireland national team)...
Syd Miller may refer to: Syd Miller (rugby union) Syd Miller (cartoonist) Sid Miller (disambiguation) SydMillar, rugby union prop from Northern Ireland...
Salford, Warrington, St Helens, Great Britain rugby league footballer. SydMillar, the former Ireland rugby player and former chairman of the IRB, was born...
International Rugby Hall of Fame include: Jason Leonard (England and Lions), SydMillar (Ireland and Lions) and Wilson Whineray (New Zealand). Players who have...
captain in the second and third game captain in the fourth game Head coach: SydMillar Con Feighery Kevin Flynn Mike Gibson Tom Grace Denis Hickie Ken Kennedy...
respond in kind and protect themselves. Manager: Alun Thomas (Wales) Coach: SydMillar (Ireland) Fullbacks J.P.R. Williams (London Welsh and Wales) Andy Irvine...
Ballymena teammate SydMillar. List of Ireland national rugby union players "Barton MCallum". BRA Old Boys' Association. "McCallan and Millar 'Capped'". Ballymena...
Kennedy Tom Kiernan (c.) Ronnie Lamont Willie John McBride Barry McGann SydMillar Mick Molloy Philo O'Callaghan Tony O'Reilly Fergus Slattery Roger Young...
Smart, Swimming Mike McFarlane, Athletics Jim Fox, Modern Pentathlon SydMillar, Rugby Union Adam Johnson, Ice Hockey Bernard Ford, Ice Skating Francis...
tournament. The French bid won with 18 out of 21 votes, with IRB Chairman SydMillar stating that "The council was overwhelmingly of the view that the structure...
Claude Spanghero Armand Vaquerin captain in the first game Head coach: SydMillar Patrick Agnew Vinny Becker Shay Deering Tony Ensor Mike Gibson Tom Grace...
World Cup, ending 16 years of Southern Hemisphere dominance. IRB chairman SydMillar presented the runner-up medals to the Australian side. The victorious...
(born 1939), English Anglican bishop SydMillar (1934–2023), chairman of the International Rugby Board Thomas Millar (1925–1994), Australian historian and...
World Cup pool draw", according to Rugby World Cup Ltd (RWCL) chairman SydMillar. The draw was conducted in December 2008 and used the World Rankings as...
Northern Irish loyalist (death announced on this date) 10 December – SydMillar, 89, Northern Irish rugby union player (Ballymena, Ireland national team)...
May 2016. Previous chairmen include Bernard Lapasset (2008 to 2016), SydMillar (2002 to 2007) and Vernon Pugh, QC (1994 to 2002). In July 2012, Brett...
Hipwell Ken Kennedy Tom Kiernan (c.) Willie John McBride Barry McGann SydMillar Mick Molloy John Moroney Noel Murphy Philo O'Callaghan Harry Rea Roger...
auctioneer, stud owner, publisher and founder of the Jack and Jill Foundation. SydMillar, 89, rugby union player (Ballymena, national team), coach (British & Irish...
Saïsset Walter Spanghero (c.) Jean Trillo Armand Vaquerin Head coach: SydMillar Jim Buckley Roger Clegg Seamus Dennison Tony Ensor Mike Gibson Tom Grace...
Hipwell Ken Kennedy Tom Kiernan (c.) Willie John McBride Billy McCombe SydMillar Mick Molloy Brian O'Brien Philo O'Callaghan John Quirke Des Scott Brian...
October 2007, he was elected president of the IRB and thus succeeded SydMillar. He served two terms and was succeeded by Englishman Bill Beaumont on...
McLean Hugo Porta Centre(s) Bill Osborne Alejandro Travaglini Winger(s) J-L. Averous Gerald Davies Mick Quinn Fullback(s) JPR Williams Coach SydMillar...
Global Information