Daryl Millard
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Daryl Millard is an Australian rugby league
player of Fijian descent who currently plays for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
in the European Super League. He previously played for the Bulldogs and the St George Illawarra Dragons
.
His father Shane Millard is a former reserve-grade coach for the St George Dragons, and his younger brother Ryan Millard
plays for the Shellharbour City Dragons
in the New South Wales Cup and is also a Fijian
international.
in 2006, scoring four tries in the season http://www.dragons.com.au/locker_room/player_profiles/Daryl_Millard.asp. He has played centre, wing and fullback in Jersey Flegg and Premier League and has established himself as a centre in first grade. He joined the Bulldogs in 2007.
In 2010, Millard joined the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
team in the English Super League
competition on a 2-year contract. He effectively replaced Ryan Atkins
who joined the Warrington Wolves
.
After signing for Catalans Dragons
, he impressed so much that he got given a new deal until the end of the 2012 season.
. He was named in the Fiji squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player of Fijian descent who currently plays for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
in the European Super League. He previously played for the Bulldogs and the St George Illawarra Dragons
St George Illawarra Dragons
The St George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing the St. George and Illawarra regions. They have competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 as a joint venture between Sydney's historic St. George Dragons club and 1982 expansion club, the...
.
His father Shane Millard is a former reserve-grade coach for the St George Dragons, and his younger brother Ryan Millard
Ryan Millard
Ryan Millard is a Fijian rugby league player for the Wests Magpies in the New South Wales Cup. He plays as a five-eighth or full-back, and can also play as a centre or on the wing...
plays for the Shellharbour City Dragons
Shellharbour City Dragons
The Shellharbour City Dragons are an Australian rugby league football club based in the Shellharbour, New South Wales. They currently are not competing in any competitions and formerly competed in the New South Wales Cup in 2009 and 2010 and acted as a feeder club to the NRL club St...
in the New South Wales Cup and is also a Fijian
Fiji national rugby league team
-Competitions:Fiji have participated in:*Pacific Cup *World Cup *World Sevens *Superleague World Nines *Superleague Oceania Tournament *Pacific Rim Competition -Results:...
international.
Playing career
Millard was a Renown United junior. Millard made his first grade début for the St George Illawarra DragonsSt George Illawarra Dragons
The St George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing the St. George and Illawarra regions. They have competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 as a joint venture between Sydney's historic St. George Dragons club and 1982 expansion club, the...
in 2006, scoring four tries in the season http://www.dragons.com.au/locker_room/player_profiles/Daryl_Millard.asp. He has played centre, wing and fullback in Jersey Flegg and Premier League and has established himself as a centre in first grade. He joined the Bulldogs in 2007.
In 2010, Millard joined the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
team in the English Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
competition on a 2-year contract. He effectively replaced Ryan Atkins
Ryan Atkins
Ryan Atkins is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Warrington Wolves of Super League.Started his playing days With Bramley Phoenix Rugby Union An England international representative three-quarter, he previously played for the Bradford and Wakefield Trinity clubs.The...
who joined the Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....
.
After signing for Catalans Dragons
Catalans Dragons
The Catalans Dragons are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. They currently play in the Super League, and are the only team in the competition from outside of the United Kingdom...
, he impressed so much that he got given a new deal until the end of the 2012 season.
International career
Millard was named in the Fiji training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since the inauguration of the tournament in 1954, and the first since the 2000 event...
. He was named in the Fiji squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since the inauguration of the tournament in 1954, and the first since the 2000 event...
.