Ryan Millard (born 13 March 1987) is an Australian-born Fijian

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footballer who plays for the

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in the

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. He plays as a or , and can also play as a or on the . He is a Fijia international. Ryan Millard try

Background

Millard was born in

Hurstville Hurstville is a suburb in Southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is 16 kilometres south of the Sydney CBD and is part of the St George area. Hurstville is the administrative centre of the local government area of the Georges ...

, Sydney,

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, Australia. He is the younger brother of Daryl Millard.

Biography

His elder brother Daryl Millard plays for

South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are a professional Australian rugby league club based in Redfern, New South Wales, Redfern, a suburb of inner-southern Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and are ...

in the Australian

National Rugby League The National Rugby League (NRL) is an Australasian rugby league club competition which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. The NRL formed in 1998 as a joint partnership ...

and is also a Fijian international. Their father,

Shane Millard Shane Millard (born 30 July 1975) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a and forward in the 1990s and 2000s. During his career he played for the London Broncos, Widnes Vikings, Leeds Rhinos and the Wiga ...

, is the assistant coach of the Australian Fijian team. Shane is a former reserve-grade coach for the

St George Dragons The St. George Dragons is an Australian rugby league football club from St George District in Sydney, New South Wales that played in the top level New South Wales competition and Australian Rugby League competitions from the 1921 until ...

and also coached the

USA Tomahawks The United States national rugby league team represents the United States in international rugby league football competitions. The team is managed by the USA Rugby League (USARL). The United States competed with little success in some intern ...

. There is no relation between the family and journeyman Australian-born former

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international and

, although this is sometimes reported as the case.

Career

Domestic

Ryan Millard played junior rugby league for Renown United and previously played in the youth teams at the

St. George Illawarra Dragons The St. George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George, Sydney, St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League since NR ...

, playing in the

Jersey Flegg Harry "Jersey" Flegg (6 April 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire23 August 1960 in North Sydney, New South Wales) was an English-Australian rugby league identity. Both a player and administrator, he was a leading figure in the birth of the sport in Aust ...

and

SG Ball The S. G. Ball Cup is a junior rugby league football competition played predominantly in New South Wales, between teams made up of players aged under 19. Teams from Canberra and Melbourne (Victoria Thunderbolts) also participate. Prior to the C ...

sides for the

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. He failed to make first grade with

St. George Illawarra The St. George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 after a joint-ve ...

and moved with his brother to the

Bulldogs The Bulldog is a British breed of dog of mastiff type. It may also be known as the English Bulldog or British Bulldog. It is of medium size, a muscular, hefty dog with a wrinkled face and a distinctive pushed-in nose. He played in the

for the

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the NRL Telstra Premiership, as well as competitions facili ...

in 2008 and for the

Newtown Jets The Newtown Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Newtown, a suburb of Sydney's inner west. They currently compete in the NSW Cup competition, having left the top grade after the 1983 NSWRFL season. The Jets' home groun ...

in 2009. For the 2010 season he moved to the

Shellharbour City Dragons The Shellharbour City Dragons are an Australian rugby league football club based in the Shellharbour, New South Wales. They currently are not competing in any competitions and formerly competed in the New South Wales Cup in 2009 and 2010 and ac ...

, the

team that act as a feeder club to the

NRL The National Rugby League (NRL) is an Australasian rugby league club competition which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. The NRL formed in 1998 as a joint partnership ...

club

International

Millard played for Fiji against the

Junior Kangaroos The Junior Kangaroos side represents Australia in the sport of rugby league. They are commonly known as the Junior Kangaroos, after the native marsupial of that name. Since 2019, they are an under-23 side, with players selected from the NRL. T ...

in a narrow 15–14 loss in 2007. He was not selected in either the wider training squad nor the final 25-man Fiji squad for the

2008 Rugby League World Cup The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since its inauguration in 1954, and the first since the 2000 tournament. The tournament was held in Australia from 26 October, culminating in the final b ...

. He made his full international debut for Fiji in the

2009 Pacific Cup The 2009 Pacific Cup, known as the 2009 SP Brewery Pacific Cup due to sponsorship, was a rugby league competition held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The competing teams were the , , , , . Tonga, Fiji and PNG had their places in the draw c ...

. Millard has also represented the Australian Fijian team and was named Australian Fijian Fiji Bati Player of the Year for 2009. Millard is eligible to play for Fiji as he has a Fijian mother. He was a late call-up to Fiji's

2013 Rugby League World Cup The 2013 Rugby League World Cup was the fourteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup and took place in England, Wales, France and Ireland. between 26 October and 30 November 2013. It was the main event of the year's Festival of World Cup ...

squad after John Sutton was ruled out before the tournament. Following the

Millard followed in the footsteps of other Fijians and was signed by Hornets CEO Ryan Bradley for

Rochdale Hornets The Rochdale Hornets are a professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, competing in the Championship, the second tier of European rugby league. The Rochdale Hornets are one of the original twenty-two rugby club ...

On 2 May 2015, Ryan played for Fiji in the Melanesian Cup test-match.

References

External links

Shellharbour City Dragons profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Millard, Ryan 1987 births Australian rugby league players Australian people of American descent Australian people of Rotuman descent Fiji national rugby league team players Shellharbour City Dragons players Newtown Jets NSW Cup players Rugby league players from Sydney Rugby league five-eighths Living people