Ryan Millar (rugby league)

Ryan Millar (born 12 May 1994) is a British professional rugby league footballer who plays on the wing for the Widnes Vikings in the Betfred Championship.[3][4]

Ryan Millar
Personal information
Full nameRyan Michael Lewis Millar
Born (1994-05-12) 12 May 1994
Bielefeld, Germany
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight14 st 2 lb (90 kg)
Playing information
PositionWing, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015–21 Sheffield Eagles 111 54 0 0 216
2022 Bradford Bulls 21 8 0 0 32
2023– Widnes Vikings 5 5 0 0 20
Total 137 67 0 0 268
Source: [1][2]
As of 12 March 2023

Background

Millar was born in Biederfeld, Germany but brought up in Birmingham, England. He trained as an Architect in Sheffield.[5]

Playing career

Millar is a graduate of the Sheffield Eagles Academy system[6] He made his professional debut for the Eagles on 26 June 2015 in a 14 points to 22 away triumph at London Broncos, he scored two consecutive tries in 5 minutes to put his team 10–6 in front just after the half-time break. Millar made his home debut against Hull Kingston Rovers in The Qualifiers at Bramall Lane. This time he scored a hat-trick in a 28–38 loss. Millar has forced his way into a regular first team spot ahead of the 2016 season, as one of the newest young talents to come out the Eagles' youth set-up. During that season he made eight starts and scored a total of 5 tries. The wing was now considered a permanent fixture in the Eagles line-up and throughout the course of the 2017 campaign he showed his versatility in playing as a fullback as well as his natural position on the wing. Millar played a total of 22 games (21 starts) during 2017, but his scoring run dried up as he only managed the one try against Oldham on the first day of the season. In 2019 he helped the Eagles to win the inaugural 1895 Cup as they defeated Widnes Vikings 36–18 in the final.[7] In 2021 it was announced Millar was set to leave the club at the end of the season.[8]

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. loverugbyleague
  3. "Sheffield Eagles: Flying winger Millar tipped for bright future". Oldham Chronicle. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  4. "The Qualifiers: Sheffield Eagles 28–38 Hull Kingston Rovers". BBC. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  5. "New faces join the Coda Studios team". Bdaily. 25 November 2015. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  6. "Exciting winger Millar signs three-year- deal for Sheffield Eagles". South Yorkshire Times. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  7. "Sheffield Eagles beat Widnes Vikings 36–18 to win inaugural 1895 Cup". BBC Sport. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  8. "Eagles announce departures". Sheffield Eagles. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
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