Rugby Legend Syd Millar Dies at 89

Millar, a former player, coach, and administrator, led a distinguished career in rugby, including a series win as Lions coach in 1974 and chairmanship of World Rugby.

Syd Millar, former Ireland prop and British and Irish Lions player, coach and manager, has died at the age of 89.
Millar had a distinguished career in rugby as a player, coach and administrator, including playing in nine Lions Tests across three tours.
He coached the Lions to a series win in South Africa in 1974 and was chairman of the International Rugby Board (IRB), now known as World Rugby, from 2003 to 2007.
Millar managed Ireland at the 1987 World Cup, became president of the Irish Rugby Football Union in 1995.
He was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame in 2009.