Kenny Milne (rugby player)
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Kenny Milne is a former Scotland
Scotland national rugby union team
The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...

 rugby union
Rugby union
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 player who was capped 39 times. He is the brother of Iain
Iain Milne
Iain Milne is a former rugby union footballer. His nickname is "The Bear" in view of his physical size and strength....

, and David Milne
David Milne (rugby union)
David Milne was a Scottish international rugby union player.He was capped once for in 1991. He also played for Heriot's Rugby Club.His brothers Iain and Kenny were also capped for Scotland.-References:...

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Educated at George Heriot's School
George Heriot's School
George Heriot's School is an independent primary and secondary school on Lauriston Place in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland, with around 1600 pupils, 155 teaching staff and 80 non-teaching staff. It was established in 1628 as George Heriot's Hospital, by bequest of the royal goldsmith George...

 in Edinburgh, he played hooker and was part of the Grand Slam
Grand Slam (Rugby Union)
In rugby union, a Grand Slam occurs when one team in the Six Nations Championship manages to beat all the others during one year's competition...

 winning side in 1990. He made his Scotland debut 21 January 1989 against Wales
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...

 alongside his brother, Iain Milne
Iain Milne
Iain Milne is a former rugby union footballer. His nickname is "The Bear" in view of his physical size and strength....

 who was representing his country for the 42nd time as prop. Kenny's final appearance came during the 1995 Rugby World Cup
1995 Rugby World Cup
The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country....

 in South Africa
South Africa
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 against New Zealand
All Blacks
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. In all he won 39 caps and scored 3 tries. Milne was known for his workrate, durability, hard tackling and courage. He went on one British and Irish Lions
British and Irish Lions
The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales...

 tour to New Zealand
New Zealand
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 in 1993
1993 British Lions tour to New Zealand
In 1993 the British Lions rugby union team toured New Zealand. This tour followed the Lions' 1989 tour to Australia and preceded their 1997 tour to South Africa. It was the last Lions tour in the sport's amateur era....

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Currently plying his trade with the undefeated Heriot's 3rd XV.

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