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Willie Hills
Birth nameWillem Gerhardus Hills
Date of birth (1962-01-26) 26 January 1962 (age 62)
Place of birthPretoria, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight118 kg (260 lb)
SchoolPretoria–Tuine Technical High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker, Loosehead prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Pretoria Police RC ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1990–1994 Northern Transvaal 49 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992–1993 South Africa 6 (0)
1992–1993 South Africa (tour) 7 (0)

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

Playing career

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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

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No. Opponents Results (RSA 1st) Position Tries Dates Venue
1.  France 20–15 Hooker 17 Oct 1992 Stade de Gerland, Lyon
2. France France 16–29 Hooker 24 Oct 1992 Parc des Princes, Paris
3.  England 16–33 Hooker 14 Nov 1992 Twickenham, London
4. France France 20–20 Loosehead prop 26 Jun 1993 Kings Park Stadium, Durban
5. France 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Willie Hills". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  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.