Willie Hills

Willem Gerhardus 'Willie' Hills (born 26 January 1962) is a former South African rugby union player.[1]

Willie Hills
Birth nameWillem Gerhardus Hills
Date of birth (1962-01-26) 26 January 1962
Place of birthPretoria, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
SchoolPretoria–Tuine Technical High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker, Loosehead prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Pretoria Police ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1990–1994 Northern Transvaal 49 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992–1993 South Africa 6

Playing career

Hills represented the Northern Transvaal Schools team and under–20 team as a flanker and made his debut for the Northern Transvaal senior team in 1990, playing hooker.[2] Hills toured with the Springboks to France and England in 1992, when he was originally included at tighthead, and made his test debut at hooker against France on 17 October 1992 at Stade de Gerland in Lyon. Hills got injured in the first test against Australia in 1993, playing loosehead, effectively ending his test career. He played six test matches and seven tour matches for the Springboks.[3]

Test history

No.OpponentsResults (RSA 1st)PositionTriesDatesVenue
1. France20–15Hooker17 Oct 1992Stade de Gerland, Lyon
2. France16–29Hooker24 Oct 1992Parc des Princes, Paris
3. England16–33Hooker14 Nov 1992Twickenham, London
4. France20–20Loosehead prop26 Jun 1993Kings Park Stadium, Durban
5. France17–18Loosehead prop3 Jul 1993Ellis Park, Johannesburg
6. Australia19–12Loosehead prop31 Jul 1993Aussie Stadium (SFG), Sydney

See also

References

  1. "Willie Hills". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  2. Van Rooyen, Quintus (1995). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1995. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 114. ISBN 0620189223.
  3. Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 127–132. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
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