Willie Hills

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Willie Hills
Birth nameWillem Gerhardus Hills
Date of birth (1962-01-26) 26 January 1962 (age 61)
Place of birth Pretoria, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight118 kg (260 lb)
SchoolPretoria–Tuine Technical High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker, Loosehead prop
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Pretoria Police RC ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1990–1994 Northern Transvaal 49 ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1992–1993 South Africa 6 (0)
1992–1993 South Africa (tour) 7 (0)

Willem Gerhardus "Willie" Hills (born 26 January 1962) is a former South African rugby union player. [1]

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Playing career

Hills represented the Northern Transvaal Schools team and under–20 team as a flanker and made his debut for the Northern Transvaal senior team in 1990, playing hooker. [2] Hills toured with the Springboks to France and England in 1992, when he was originally included at tighthead, and made his test debut at hooker against France on 17 October 1992 at Stade de Gerland in Lyon. Hills got injured in the first test against Australia in 1993, playing loosehead, effectively ending his test career. He played six test matches and seven tour matches for the Springboks. [3]

Test history

No.OpponentsResults (RSA 1st)PositionTriesDatesVenue
1.Flag of France.svg  France 20–15 Hooker 17 Oct 1992 Stade de Gerland, Lyon
2. Flag of France.svg France16–29Hooker24 Oct 1992 Parc des Princes, Paris
3.Flag of England.svg  England 16–33Hooker14 Nov 1992 Twickenham, London
4. Flag of France.svg France20–20 Loosehead prop 26 Jun 1993 Kings Park Stadium, Durban
5. Flag of France.svg France17–18Loosehead prop3 Jul 1993 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
6.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 19–12Loosehead prop31 Jul 1993 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

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References

  1. ↑ "Willie Hills". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  2. ↑ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1995). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1995. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 114. ISBN   0620189223.
  3. ↑ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 127–132. ISBN   0140250174. OCLC   36916860.
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