Ronald Hill
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| Full name | Ronald S. Hill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ronald S. Hill (birth unknown), also known by the nickname of "Ron", is a Welsh former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s, and rugby league commentator for BBC Radio Leeds. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Cardiff RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Castleford, Salford, and Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 503), as a loose forward/lock, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums.[1]
Playing career
International honours
Ron Hill won 2 caps for Wales (RL) in 1969–1970 while at Salford.[1][2]
County League appearances
Ron Hill played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire County League during the 1964–65 season.[3]
County Cup Final appearances
Ron Hill played right-centre, i.e. number 3, and scored a try, and 2-conversions in Castleford's 11-22 defeat by Leeds in the 1968 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1968–69 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 19 October 1968.
References
- 1 2 3 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ↑ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.