Zane Hilton (born 1981) is an Australian professional rugby union coach. He is currently an assistant coach of the Super Rugby team the Melbourne Rebels.[1][2] He was appointed as head coach of the Melbourne Rising team in Australia's National Rugby Championship in 2015.[3]
| Birth name | Zane Hilton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1981 (age 42–43) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Joseph's College, Nudgee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hilton began his rugby coaching career as manager of the Regional College for the Queensland Reds from 2002 to 2006.[4] He was an assistant coach at Italian club Benetton in Treviso for the 2006–07 season and at University of Queensland for 2007 and 2008.[1] Hilton then joined Brothers for two seasons, winning the Queensland Premier Rugby competition in his first year as head coach in 2009.[1]
He re-located to Japan in 2011 for four years, coaching at Kyuden Voltex and Canon Eagles including a season at each club as head coach. After returning home to Australia, Hilton was contracted as the forwards coach for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby for the 2015 season.[1][2] He was appointed as head coach of the Melbourne Rising for the 2015 National Rugby Championship.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Schlink, Leo (4 September 2014). "Todd Louden, Zane Hilton join Melbourne Rebels coaching staff as Matt Cockbain, Sean Hedger depart". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Todd Louden added to Rebels coaching ranks". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Zane Hilton: Assistant Coach". Melbourne Rebels. 2014. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Zane Hilton". Linkedin. 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.