Rugby player
| Birth name | Robert Miln Neill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1882-09-05)5 September 1882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 14 September 1914(1914-09-14) (aged 32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Edinburgh Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Chartered accountant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Miln Neil (5 September 1882 – 14 September 1914) was a Scottish international rugby union player, who played for Scotland and the Lions. He went to Edinburgh Academy and also played for Edinburgh Academicals. He was on the 1903 British Lions tour to South Africa. Gillespie was a chartered accountant by profession; he died in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya of appendicitis.
References
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
- Godwin, Terry Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987, ISBN 0-7137-1838-2)
- Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)
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| Coach | Manager: Hammond |
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