Sam Hill (rugby union)
| Date of birth | July 14, 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Exeter, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Professional rugby union player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sam Hill (born 14 July 1993) is a rugby union player for Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership. He made his debut for the club against Wasps on 28 January 2012 and he plays as a centre.[2]
Hill attended Cheriton Bishop Primary School before moving on to Queen Elizabeths Community College in Crediton. Having played for Crediton RFC until the age of 15, Sam was honoured to gain selection for England under 16s and moved to Ivybridge College sixth form for two years.[3]
Hill spent the early years of his professional career dual-registered with Cornish Pirates to aid his player development.[4]
Hill has been a regular for England juniors going back to his try scoring debut against the Namibia invitational XV.[5] Hill has also recently been selected to play for England Saxons gaining one cap prompting a call up to England's pre-tour training squad to New Zealand.
International career
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.[6]
References
- ↑ "Sam Hill - Official RFU England Player Profile". web page. RFU. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ↑ "Exeter Chiefs Official Website". Exeter Chiefs. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ↑ "Sam Hill - Centre Cornish Pirates Player Profile". web page. Cornish Pirates. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ↑ "Exeter Chiefs youngsters head to Cornish Pirates". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ↑ "Sam Hill - Official RFU Player Profile". RFU. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ↑ "Six Nations 2016: Josh Beaumont in new-look England squad". BBC. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.