David Milne (rugby union)

Not to be confused with David Milne (rugby league).

David Milne (7 December 1958 – 12 August 2025) was a Scottish international rugby union player.^[1][2]

David Milne

Birth name	David Ferguson Milne
Date of birth	(1958-12-07)7 December 1958
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death	12 August 2025(2025-08-12) (aged 66)
Height	5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)
Weight	102 kg (16 st 1 lb; 225 lb)
Notable relative(s)	Iain Milne, brother Kenny Milne, brother
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Heriots () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1986- Edinburgh District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1986-91 Scotland 'B' 6 (0) 1991 Scotland 1 (0)

Rugby union career

Amateur career

Milne also played for Heriot's Rugby Club.^[1] He formed a front row for Heriots with his brothers Iain Milne and Kenny Milne.^[3]

Provincial career

Milne played for the Anglo-Scots and also Edinburgh District.^[4]

International career

Milne was given 6 caps for Scotland 'B', the first being against France 'B' on 2 March 1986.^[5]

He was given a full senior cap once for Scotland in 1991.^[1] He was a replacement from the bench in Scotland's Autumn match against Japan.^[6]

Personal life and death

His brothers Iain and Kenny were also capped for Scotland.^[1]

David Milne died from a long illness on 12 August 2025, at the age of 66.^[7]