Birth name | Michael Hills | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 11 June 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Doncaster, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Hills (born 11 June 1985 in Doncaster) is a rugby union player who plays at flanker for Doncaster Knights in the RFU Championship.
He represented England at the 2006 Under 21 Rugby World Championship. [1] He has also played for the England Sevens. [2]
Hills made 15 Premiership appearances for Sale Sharks and 24 in total, scoring one try against the Newcastle Falcons. [3] In the 2005–2006 season, Hills made 2 appearances as Sale Sharks won their first ever Premiership title. [4]
Hills signed for London Welsh in the summer of 2009. [5]
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