Ernie Hills

Ernie Hills
Full name Ernest Fryers Hills[1]
Date of birth (1930-03-03)3 March 1930[1]
Place of birth Auckland, NZ [1]
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position wing[1]
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1950[1] Australia 2[1] (0)[1]

Ernest Fryers "Ernie" Hills (born 3 March 1930) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

Hills, a wing, was born in Auckland, NZ and claimed a total of 2 international rugby caps for Australia in 1950. He was a junior national sprint champion in New Zealand and represented Victoria at state level.[2] He was considered a shock selection for the national team, with the team captain and coach Trevor Allan not knowing him before he was selected in the team.[3]

In 1951 he returned to New Zealand and enlisted to serve in the Dominion Force in the Korean War.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Scrum.com player profile of Nigger Hills". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. "State's winger in R.U. Test.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956). Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 14 August 1950. p. 11. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  3. Shocks in side for first Test; The Sunday Herald Sporting Section (13 August 1950); p9
  4. "Wallaby enlists for Korea.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956). Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 16 May 1951. p. 13. Retrieved 18 September 2011.


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