Willem Gerhardus "Willie" Hills (born 26 January 1962) is a former South African rugby union player.[1]
| Birth name | Willem Gerhardus Hills | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 January 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (260 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Pretoria–Tuine Technical High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career edit
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 edit
| No. | Opponents | Results (RSA 1st) | Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
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| 1. |  France |
20–15 | Hooker | 17 Oct 1992 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon | |
| 2. | France |
16–29 | Hooker | 24 Oct 1992 | Parc des Princes, Paris | |
| 3. |  England |
16–33 | Hooker | 14 Nov 1992 | Twickenham, London | |
| 4. | France |
20–20 | Loosehead prop | 26 Jun 1993 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | |
| 5. | France |
17–18 | Loosehead prop | 3 Jul 1993 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
| 6. |  Australia |
19–12 | Loosehead prop | 31 Jul 1993 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
See also edit
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 575
References edit
- ^ "Willie Hills". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1995). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1995. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 114. ISBN 0620189223.
- ^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 127–132. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.