Paul Hill (rugby union)
| Full name | Paul Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 March 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Aschaffenburg, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul Hill (born 2 March 1995) is a rugby union footballer who plays at prop for Northampton Saints.[1]
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. On 17 April 2015 he joined Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership from the 2015-16 season.[2]
International career
He has represented England at age ranges from U16 to U20 levels. Hill received his first call up to the senior England squad by new coach Eddie Jones on 13 January 2016 for the 2016 Six Nations Championship.[3] Hill made his England debut when he came on as a replacement for Dan Cole against Italy on 14 February 2016.[4]
Since then Hill has racked up five caps for his national side and was initially named in the 2016 Autumn EPS but was not selected for the 32-man squad for Autumn Internationals.[5][6]
Though called up to England's tour of Argentina for the summer tour in 2017, Hill sustained a neck injury while playing with Saints as the season drew to a close and has had to withdraw.[7]
References
- ↑ https://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/rugby/profiles/profile/Paul-Hill
- ↑ "Northampton Saints sign Paul Hill from Yorkshire Carnegie". BBC Sport. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Six Nations: Josh Beaumont in new-look England squad". BBC Sport. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ↑ "Six Nations 2016: Italy 9-40 England". BBC Sport. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ http://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/news/latest-headlines/2016/sept-2016/forward-trio-in-englands-autumn-eps/
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/news/england-name-squad-for-old-mutual-wealth-series/
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/news/hill-and-marchant-ruled-out-argentina-tour/