Shane Millard

Shane Millard (born 30 July 1975) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. During his career he played for Super League sides London Broncos, Widnes Vikings, Leeds Rhinos & Wigan Warriors as well as gaining recognition in the NRL with Sydney Roosters, Souths and St George Illawarra. His career was largely played at hooker.

Shane Millard
Millard playing for Wigan in 2007
Personal information
Born (1975-07-30) 30 July 1975
Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height5 ft 10 in (176 cm)
Weight14 st 9 lb (96 kg)
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996 Sydney Roosters 4 0 0 0 0
1997 Western Suburbs 20 1 0 0 4
1998 South Sydney 1 0 0 0 0
1998–01 London Broncos 86 11 1 0 46
2002 St. George Illawarra 23 4 0 0 16
2003–05 Widnes Vikings 69 23 0 0 92
2006 Leeds Rhinos 26 3 0 0 12
2007 Wigan Warriors 25 3 0 0 12
Total 254 45 1 0 182
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2007 USA
Source: [1]

Career

Millard, who grew up on the Mid North Coast of NSW in Port Macquarie and attended Westport High School, was one of the most experienced players currently playing in the Super League. He has Super League experience with London Broncos, Widnes Vikings, Leeds Rhinos, and has also played for NRL teams, including the St George Illawarra Dragons.

In 2004 Millard completed a match for Widnes with a fragment of tooth embedded in his head after a head clash in the first half with the Castleford Tigers' Dean Ripley.[2]

He played for Widnes Vikings for three years before the club was relegated in 2004 after which he joined Leeds Rhinos to provide back up for Matt Diskin. At the end of 2006 Shane was released from his contract with Leeds and in December 2006 it was announced he had signed a contract with Wigan Warriors on a 2-year deal.

The signing of Millard by Wigan was met with mixed reaction by the Wigan fans, some believed that Millards experience would benefit the Wigan side while other believed that signing a 30-year-old Australian was not benefiting English talent and was not a suitable replacement for Wayne Godwin

Millard has played much of his football as a second row. Though not the tallest or biggest for a second-row he more than made up for this fact with superb agility and ferocious defence. The hard-working forward was also versatile enough to play as a prop for the London Broncos

After a shoulder problem in the 2007 season Millard decided to retire from rugby league after helping Wigan to the semi finals of the Super League play offs.

Millard played for the Thirroul Butchers in the 2009 Illawarra rugby league competition. As of 2010 Shane resides in Wollongong, NSW Australia with his wife and three daughters.

He played representative football for the USA Tomahawks.[3]

Coaching career

In 2018, Millard was announced as the new head coach of the North Sydney Bears. At the end of the 2018 season, Millard was released as North Sydney coach and replaced by former Norths player Jason Taylor.[4][5]

In 2019, Millard became the head coach of the South Sydney, Canterbury Cup NSW side. On 6 May, Millard was selected as the coach for the Canterbury Cup NSW residents side to play against the Queensland residents representative team.[6]

References
  1. Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. Richards, Martin (28 April 2004). "A tooth stuck in head - but hooker plays on". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  3. "USA Tomahawks ready to take on Samoa". RLCup. 29 October 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  4. https://www.northsydneybears.com.au/meet-four-new-coaches-2018-season/
  5. https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2018/10/04/season-review--north-sydney-bears/
  6. "NSWRL names Canterbury Cup NSW Residents team". www.nswrl.com.au.
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