Billy Millard is an Australian
rugby union
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coach and current Director of Rugby with
Harlequins.
Coaching career
Harlequins (2018—)
He has been involved with Harlequins since 2018 having joined the club as Director of Rugby Performance. This responsibility involves overseeing all performance aspects side of the club including the men's, women's and academy sides.
Following the departure of
Paul Gustard midway through the
2020-21 Premiership Rugby
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season, Millard was tasked with overseeing club coaches
Jerry Flannery
Jeremiah Paul Flannery (born 17 October 1978) is an Irish rugby union former player and current coach.
During his playing career, Flannery, a hooker, played for Munster and Ireland, before being forced to retire in March 2012 due to injury pro ...
,
Nick Evans and
Adam Jones. That same year, the quartet of coaches went on to win the
English Premiership title, beating
Exeter Chiefs
Exeter Chiefs (officially Exeter Rugby Club) is an England, English professional rugby union club based in Exeter, Devon. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
The club was founded in 1871 and since 2006 has played i ...
40–38 in the highest scoring Premiership final ever at the time and the first time Harlequins had won the title since 2012.
In summer 2023, Millard's role at the club was changed to Director of Rugby. In April 2024, he oversaw the club's first ever knockout stage victory in the
Champions Cup, beating his former side Glasgow Warriors 28-24 in the Round of 16. The following week, he oversaw the club's quarter final victory in the competition, beating
Bordeaux Bègles 42-41 away to reach the semi finals of the competition for the first time in the club's history.
In March 2025, he announced he would be leaving the club at the end of the season.
Honours
1999 Burnside RUFC Premiership Title,
2005 Sydney University FC NSW Premiership Title,
2006 Sydney University FC NSW Premiership Title,
2007 Melbourne Rebels Runners Up ARC,
2009 Cardiff Blues EDF Championship,
2010 Cardiff Blues Challenge Cup Championship,
2021 Harlequins FC English Premiership Winners
Notes
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Millard, Billy
Living people
Australian expatriate rugby union players in England
Expatriate rugby union coaches
1970 births