John Sydney "Syd" Millar, CBE (born 23 May 1934) was a rugby union prop from Northern Ireland who played international rugby for Ireland and the British Lions. After retiring from playing rugby he became a rugby coach and later a rugby administrator. He became chairman of the Irish Rugby Union in 1995, and from 2003 until 2007 was the chairman of the International Rugby Board.Syd Millar was born in Ballymena in Northern Ireland. He played for Ballymena RFC and represented Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland in the pack, winning 37 caps as a prop. In addition, he played nine times for the British and Irish Lions. Millar also coached the successful 1974 British Lions tour to South Africa and managed the 1980 British Lions tour to South Africa. He was the manager of the Irish national side at the 1987 Rugby World Cup|1987 World Cup. Wikipedia