Elliot Millar Mills has taken an unusual route through his rugby career, featuring across several of the country’s domestic leagues before joining up with Northampton Saints during the 2022/23 season.
A tighthead prop, Millar Mills was born in Stockport and began his journey with Stockport and Macclesfield before a successful trial with Leeds Carnegie led to a full-time contract there.
A stint at Ealing Trailfinders – where he made 44 appearances, and helped them win the Championship Cup in 2019 – followed before Millar Mills signed on with Wasps in the summer of 2021.
The prop featured 21 times for the Premiership side before it was placed into administration. He secured brief spells with Bath Rugby and Edinburgh Rugby for the remainder of that term, while also turning out for Barbarian F.C. at cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens in November 2022.
Following that match, Saints invited the prop into the Club for a trial and signed Millar Mills ahead of the 2023/24 season. His first term at the Club was a memorable one, in which the prop played 23 times after making his Club debut against his former club Ealing, featured in all of Saints’ Champions Cup knock-out clashes, and came off the bench as Northampton defeated Bath Rugby 25-21 to lift the Premiership trophy at the end of that term.
Millar Mills’ performances throughout that season earned the prop international recognition, seeing him called into Scotland’s squad for the 2024 Six Nations and making his Test debut against Wales during that campaign.
A second season at Northampton saw the prop feature 17 times in Black, Green and Gold – including the Champions Cup Final against Union Bordeaux Bègles – and win several more caps on the international stage with Scotland.
