| Birth name | Eric Shannon Milligan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 September 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 198 kg (31 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kilmarnock Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Edinburgh University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Physical education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eric Milligan (born 28 September 1981 in Scotland) is a Scottish former rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors. The position he normally plays is hooker but he also plays prop.[1]
He studied to be a teacher at the University of Edinburgh.
Milligan is a teacher at Hutchesons Grammar School where he is the Director of Sport and Physical Education and coaches the school rugby team.[2]
He represented Glasgow District U16 at provincial level.[3]
He played for Kilmarnock and Currie RFC before joining Glasgow Hawks[3] He went on to captain the Hawks side.[2]
While with the Warriors he played for Hawick.[1]
He left the Warriors for a career as a teacher in 2009. That year he re-joined Glasgow Hawks.[4]
In 1997-98 season he was picked as one of the Glasgow Thistles to go to New Zealand and continue his rugby education in the summer of 1998.[5] At the time he was still playing rugby for his school Stewarton Academy and Kilmarnock RFC.
He was a backup player for the Warriors in seasons 2003-04 and 2004-05.
He was promoted from Glasgow Warrior's academy in 2005-06 season.[3] He played 31 times for the Warriors.
Milligan played for Scotland U16, Scotland U19 and Scotland U21[3] He also played for Scotland Club XV.[6]