Robert Miln Neil (5 September 1882 – 14 September 1914) was a Scottish international rugby union player, who played for Scotland and the Lions.[1][2] He went to Edinburgh Academy and also played for Edinburgh Academicals.[1][2] He was on the 1903 British Lions tour to South Africa.[1][2] Gillespie was a chartered accountant by profession; he died in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya of appendicitis.[2]
| Born | Robert Miln Neill 5 September 1882 Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 14 September 1914 (aged 32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Edinburgh Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Chartered accountant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- 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)