Taane Milne

Taane Milne
Milne playing for the Illawarra Cutters in 2016.
Personal information
Born (1995-05-19) 19 May 1995
Auckland, New Zealand
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 99 kg (15 st 8 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– St. George Illawarra Dragons 7 0 0 0 0
As of 4 August 2016
Source: [1][2]

Taane Milne (born 19 May 1995) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League. He plays at centre.

Background

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Milne is of Māori descent[3] and moved to Australia at a young age. He played his junior rugby league for the Clovelly Crocodiles and spent some time in rugby union[4] whilst attending Randwick Boys High School and Newington College.[5][6] He was then signed by the Sydney Roosters.

Playing career

Early career

From 2013 to 2015, Milne played for the Sydney Roosters' NYC team.[7] On 18 October 2014, he played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos.[8] He was again selected for the Junior Kiwis on 2 May 2015.[9] On 27 October 2015, he signed a 2-year contract with the St. George Illawarra Dragons starting in 2016.[10]

2016

In round 8 of the 2016 NRL season, Milne made his NRL debut for the Dragons against the Sydney Roosters.[11][12]

He was named in the New Zealand Māori squad for a match against the New Zealand Residents on 15 October 2016.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Taane Milne - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  2. ↑ "Taane Milne Player Stats". Loverugbyleague.com. 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  3. ↑ "CHANGES FOR QLD TOUR: There have been... - NZ Maori Rugby League". Facebook. 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  4. ↑ NRL. "Taane Milne". Dragons. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  5. ↑ Georgina Robinson. "ARU moves to halt young guns' slide to rugby league may have come too late". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  6. ↑ NRL. "Generation next: time to get excited". Roosters. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  7. ↑ "M". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  8. ↑ "2014 JUNIOR KIWIS TEAM ANNOUNCED". Rugbyleagueweek.com.au. 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  9. ↑ "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  10. ↑ "Dragons sign youth". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  11. ↑ "Updated team lists: Dragons v Roosters". NRL.com. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  12. ↑ NRL. "Late Mail: Round 8 v Sydney Roosters". Dragons. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  13. ↑ "Auckland Rugby League - Auckland Rugby League".
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