Fred Hill (rugby league)
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Full name | Frederick Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row, Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frederick Hill was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Batley, as a second-row, or loose forward/lock, i.e. number 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.[1]
Playing career
International honours
Fred Hill won a cap for England while at Batley in 1909 against Wales.[2]
County Cup Final appearances
Fred Hill played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in Batley's 0-21 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1909–10 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1909–10 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 27 November 1909, in front of a crowd of 22,000, and played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in the 17-3 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1912–13 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1912–13 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 23 November 1912, in front of a crowd of 16,000.
References
- 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- 1 2 "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.