Robert Miln Neill

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

Robert Miln Neill
BornRobert Miln Neill
(1882-09-05)5 September 1882
Scotland
Died14 September 1914(1914-09-14) (aged 32)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
SchoolEdinburgh Academy
OccupationChartered 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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