Paul Hill (rugby union)

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Paul Hill
Birth namePaul Oliver Hill
Date of birth (1995-03-02) 2 March 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Aschaffenburg, Germany
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight123 kg (271 lb; 19 st 5 lb)
School Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead Prop
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Doncaster ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013–14
2014
2014–15
2015–		 Otley
Darlington Mowden Park
Yorkshire Carnegie
Northampton Saints 		19
4
17
132		 (20)
(0)
(10)
(10)
Correct as of 3 April 2018
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)


2014–2015
2016–		 England U16
England U18
England U20
England

19
6

(5)
(0)
Correct as of 10 July 2021

Paul Oliver Hill (born 2 March 1995) is a professional rugby union footballer who plays at prop for Premiership club Northampton Saints. [1]

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Club career

Although born in Germany, Hill was raised in Doncaster and played his junior rugby at Doncaster Knights, before moving to Yorkshire Carnegie's academy, making his senior debut in 2014. [1] On 17 April 2015 he joined Northampton Saints to compete in the Premiership from the 2015-16 season. [2] Hill started for the Northampton side that defeated Saracens in the final of the 2019 Premiership Rugby Cup. [3]

International career

Hill has represented England at age ranges from U16 to U20 levels. [1] He started for the England under-20 team that defeated South Africa in the final of the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship at Eden Park. [4] Hill scored a try against Scotland during the 2015 Six Nations Under 20s Championship which England won. [5] [6] Later that year he started for the side that lost to New Zealand in the final of the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. [7] [8]

On 13 January 2016 Hill received his first call-up to the senior England squad by new coach Eddie Jones for the 2016 Six Nations Championship. [9] Hill made his senior England debut when he came on as a replacement for Dan Cole against Italy on 14 February 2016. [10] This was his only appearance during the tournament which saw England complete a grand slam. [11] In the summer of 2016 Hill won his second cap against Wales and he then subsequently featured off the bench in all three tests of their tour of Australia which saw England complete a series whitewash. [12] [13]

Hill was selected for the 2017 tour of Argentina however a neck injury sustained whilst representing his club forced him to withdraw. [14] In July 2021 Hill played for England against Canada in what was his first Test appearance since the 2016 tour of Australia. [15]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Northampton Saints sign Paul Hill from Yorkshire Carnegie". BBC Sport. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Premiership Rugby Cup Final: Northampton beat Saracens with three first-half tries". BBC Sport. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  4. ↑ Rees, Paul (20 June 2014). "England beat South Africa 21-20 to win the Junior World Championship". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "England 26-11 Scotland". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  6. ↑ Malin, Ian (20 March 2015). "England win Under-20 Six Nations title for fourth time in five years". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  7. ↑ Kitson, Robert (19 June 2015). "World Rugby Under-20 Championship final: New Zealand v England who's who". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  8. ↑ Malin, Ian (20 June 2015). "England miss out on third straight world U20 title against New Zealand". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "2016 Six Nations: Josh Beaumont in new-look England squad". BBC Sport. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  10. ↑ Fordyce, Tom (14 February 2016). "Six Nations 2016: Italy 9-40 England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  11. ↑ Fordyce, Tom (19 March 2016). "Six Nations 2016: England win Grand Slam with France victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  12. ↑ Dirs, Ben (29 May 2016). "England 27-13 Wales: Hosts score five tries but Ford misfires". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  13. ↑ Standley, James (25 June 2016). "England beat Australia 44-40 in final Test to complete series whitewash". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "Joe Marchant & Paul Hill out of England's tour to Argentina". BBC Sport. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "Hill, Ludlam and Furbank to face Canada with England". Northampton Saints. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2022.


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