David Mills (rugby league)

David Mills (born 1 June 1981), also known by the nickname of "The Beast", is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for Wales and Lancashire, and at club level for the Widnes Vikings (Heritage No.), Harlequins RL (Heritage No. 456) (two spells), the Hull Kingston Rovers (Heritage No.), the Leigh Centurions (Heritage No. 1343),[3][4] the Swinton Lions and the North Wales Crusaders, as a prop or second-row.

David Mills
Personal information
Born (1981-06-01) 1 June 1981
Widnes, England
Height6 ft 5 in (1.97 m)
Weight18 st 9 lb (118 kg)
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2002–05 Widnes Vikings 93 8 0 0 32
2006–07 Harlequins RL 44 2 0 0 8
2008–09 Hull Kingston Rovers 36 2 0 0 8
2010 Harlequins RL 14 0 0 0 0
2011 Leigh Centurions 27 4 0 0 16
2012–13 Swinton Lions 46 5 0 0 20
2014 North Wales Crusaders 8 0 0 0 0
Total 268 21 0 0 84
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2003–0? Wales
Lancashire
Source: [1][2]

Background

Mills was born in Widnes, Cheshire, England, he has Welsh ancestors, and eligible to play for Wales due to the grandparent rule, as he is the son of the Welsh rugby league footballer; 'Big Jim' Mills.

Playing career

He has previously played for his hometown club Widnes Vikings.

He joined Hull Kingston Rovers for the 2008 season after they avoided relegation in 2007's Super League XII.[5][6]

He was named as captain of the Wales squad to face England at the Keepmoat Stadium prior to England's departure for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[7]

Crusaders and Castleford were interested in signing Mills due to Hull Kingston Rovers looking to release him to make way for Joel Clinton,[8] however he joined (though never played for) newly formed Welsh club South Wales Scorpions.[9]

On 14 May 2010, he returned to Harlequins in a one-month loan agreement.[10]

Mills spent the 2011 season with Leigh Centurions, winning the 2011 Northern Rail Cup in the process before signing for Swinton Lions ahead of the 2012 season.

References
  1. "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "They Played For Leigh (Statistics) at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. "Heritage Numbers at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. "Quins prop Mills moves to Hull KR". BBC. 20 September 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
  6. "Two More Signings For Hull KR". BBC. 20 September 2007. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
  7. "Crusaders dominate Wales' squad". BBC. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  8. "Hull Daily News Online & Hull Events | Hull Daily Mail". Sporthull.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. Mills returns to Quins on loan
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