James Muir Miller (born 6 April 1939) is an Australian former
rugby union
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international.
A native of
Kiama Kiama may refer to:
* Electoral district of Kiama, a seat in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
* Kiama, New South Wales, a town
* Kiama (spider), a genus of spiders
*Municipality of Kiama
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, Miller was a farmer by trade and made his first NSW Country representative appearance in 1959 at the age of 20, playing against the touring
British Lions.
Miller was capped six times for the
Wallabies
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, debuting as a lock against the
All Blacks
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at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground in 1962. He gained a further two caps in 1963, which included a Test in Pretoria on the
tour of South Africa
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.
Following an extended period out of the national team, Miller was a surprise recall for the
1966–67 tour of Britain, Ireland and France. He was used as a prop in the Test matches against Wales, Scotland and England. The tour finished in Canada and Miller was given the captaincy for a match against British Columbia Universities.
Miller captained
Manly's first-grade team.
See also
*
List of Australia national rugby union players
List of Australia national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the Australia national rugby union team.
Note that the "position" column lists the position at which the player made his Test debut, not necessarily the posit ...
References
External links
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1939 births
Living people
Australian rugby union players
Australia international rugby union players
Sportspeople from Kiama, New South Wales
Rugby union locks
Rugby union props
Rugby union players from New South Wales
Manly RUFC players
New South Wales rugby union team players
20th-century Australian sportsmen