Owen Hills (rugby union)
Owen Hills (born 25 August 1996)[1] is an English professional rugby union player, his principal position is prop. He recently played for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby. He played for Market Bosworth RFC before joining Tigers.
Birth name | Owen Hills | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 25 August 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Redditch, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 118.5 kg (18 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Hills was a Leicester Tigers supporter and season ticket holder before joining the club's academy at the age of 15.[2] In 2015 Hills was named in England Under 20s squad for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[3]
Hills was mentioned by Leicester Tigers head coach Richard Cockerill as young player ready to step up and cover for first team players missing for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[4] However, Hills was injured in a testimonial for long-serving Leicester player Marcos Ayerza and missed the whole of the 2015–16 season.[2]
He returned from injury in 2016 playing for Moseley and Nottingham on dual-registration. During the 2017–18 season he played for Loughborough Students and made his first team debut for Leicester in an Anglo Welsh Cup match against Bath at the Recreation Ground.
References
- "Owen Hills". ESPN. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- "Leicester Tigers starlet Owen Hills insists injury won't derail his England dream". Talking Rugby Union. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- "Bainbridge joins England U20 squad". England Rugby. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- "Leicester Tigers: Richard Cockerill trusts youngsters to 'step up'". BBC. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2018.