Dave Hilton (rugby union)
| Full name | David Ivor Walter Hilton | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 April 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Weight | 234 lb (106 kg) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Prop | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2005-2008 1999-2005 ???-1999 |
Bristol Rugby Glasgow Rugby Bath Rugby |
49 ? ? |
(40) (?) (?) |
| correct as of 2012-12-14. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1995-2002 | Scotland | 42 | (5) |
| correct as of 2012-12-14. | |||
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 2012-present ?-2011 |
Moseley Dings Crusaders | ||
| correct as of 2012-12-14. | |||
| Rugby union career | |||
Dave Hilton born 3 April 1970 in Bristol, England is a former rugby union player for Bath Rugby, Glasgow Warriors and Bristol Rugby whose position of choice is as a prop. He gained his first cap for the Scotland national rugby union team against Canada on 21 January 1991 and his 42nd and final cap against South Africa on 16 November 2007. During his club career 'Hilts' won the European Cup for Bath in 1998, as well as league and domestic cup successes for the same club.
In 2000 and after 41 caps for Scotland it was discovered that Hilton's grandfather was born in Bristol and not Edinburgh so he did not qualify to play for Scotland under the international eligibility rules.[1] The scandal that followed was termed "grannygate". Hilton moved from Bath to Glasgow to play for the then Glasgow Rugby club in order to qualify under the 3-year residency rule. After that period of residency Hilton played once more for Scotland in a victory over South Africa in 2002 before returning to the English West Country to play for Bristol, until his retirement in 2008.
In 2012 Hilton joined Moseley as forwards coach and occasional replacement prop, having previously been coach at Dings Crusaders.