Richard Milliken

Ireland rugby union player

Richard "Dick"^[1] Alexander Milliken (born 2 September 1950)^[2] is a former Ireland international rugby union player.

Education

Milliken is a geography graduate of Queen's University in Belfast.^[3]

Rugby playing career

He toured South Africa in 1974 with the British and Irish Lions and at the time played club rugby for Bangor.^[4]

Unhappily the following year (1975) he broke his leg and ankle together playing rugby. Following the injury he never regained his full athletic capabilities^[5] and was unable to add to his 14 Irish Caps. Nevertheless, he continued to play rugby for his home town Bangor and captained the 2nd Team in the 1977/78 season.

Business career

Milliken was a chartered accountant, CEO of Investment Bank of Ireland CEO, a director of Bank of Ireland Mortgage Bank, and a non-executive director of Ryanair.^[3]

References

^ "Lions Legend: Dick Milliken". British and Irish Lions. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
^ Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. pp. 12:25. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
^ ^a ^b "Former rugby hero stakes Ryanair claim". Irish Independent. 8 November 2013.
^ Thomas, J. B. G. (1974). The Greatest Lions. London: Pelham Books. ISBN 0-7207-0786-2.
^ O'Reilly, Peter (30 May 2021). "Dick Milliken: The Springboks were physical and frightening – but they believed we were invincible". The Times.