- William Millton
Rugger | name = William Millton
nickname =
birthname = William Varnham Millton
dateofbirth = Birth date|1858|06|10
placeofbirth = flagicon|New ZealandChristchurch ,New Zealand
placeofdeath =Christchurch ,New Zealand
dateofdeath = Death date|1887|06|22
ru_position = Forward
ru_nationalteam = All Blacks
ru_nationalcaps = 8
ru_nationalpoints = (35)
ru_nationalyears = 1884
ru_clubyears = 1876-78 1879-84
ru_clubcaps =
ru_clubpoints =
ru_proclubs = Canterbury Clubs CanterburyWilliam Millton was a
New Zealand Rugby Union player who played for theAll Blacks . He captained The All Blacks in a tour toAustralia in 1884. He played his rugby in Canterbury and also represented Canterbury in cricket.Early life
William Millton was born in
Christchurch in 1958, he attended Christ's College where he made the school first XV. Millton then went on to play rugby for the Canterbury Clubs side. He played for Canterbury Clubs until they formed Canterbury which took over in 1879.All Blacks
Millton had been playing rugby in Canterbury since 1876 so when a tour to Australia was suggested it was hardly suprising to see his name listed in the team. Millton had been chosen as captain for the tour, as he had captained the Canterbury side since 1878. Millton had many strong games throughout the tour and managed to score 35 points in total. The first coming in their second against Cumberland County, scoring three conversions in the teams 33-0 win. In their next game against N.S.W. he was awarded another conversion. So far Millton had only scored off conversions but in the seventh match of the tour he scored three tries and two conversions, scoring twelve of the teams 23 points in a 23-10 win over Wallaroo and University. In his final match he scored another try and conversion against N.S.W. ending the tour with four tries and nine conversions.
After Rugby
Millton retired from rugby at the end of 1884 and a year later Millton married Miss Anderson. But two years after marrying he unfortunately died of
typhoid aged 29 in Christchurch.References
* [http://stats.allblacks.com/Profile.asp?ABID=618 All Blacks Profile]
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