Gavin Hill

Full name

Gavin Hill

Nickname

Mountain man or Maumau

Date of birth

11 December 1965 (age 51)

Place of birth

Okato, New Zealand

Height

191 cm (6 ft 3 in)

Weight

110 kg (17 st 5 lb)

Rugby league career

Amateur team(s)
Position(s)	Prop, Second-row
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1997	Northcote		()
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1992–93 1993 1994 1995-96	Canterbury (AUS) Featherstone Rovers Waikato Auckland	43 8 16 14	((210) (15) (164) (18))
National team(s)
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1992–96 1994 1996 1996	NZ Kiwis NZ Residents NZ Māori NZ Nines	8 4 2 6	((24) (42) (12) (16))

Rugby union career

Amateur team(s)
Position(s)	Flanker / Number 8
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1983–86 1986–87 1988–90 1990–91 1998-00	Eltham Kirwee Shirley Hutt Old Boys Oriental Rongotai	63 34 50 48 48	((502) (79) (108) (180) (91))
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1998–99 2001–02	Terenure College (IRE) Velox Valhallians (CAN)	28 18	((60) (18))
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1982–86 1986–90 1990–91	Taranaki Canterbury Wellington	24 25 43	((58) (102) (104))
National team(s)
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1991 1991	NZ Māori Southern Maori	1 1	((4) (8))
National team(s)
Years	Team		Comps
1984–86 1986–90 1990–91	Taranaki Canterbury Wellington		(Runners-up 1986–89, Champions 1990) (Runners-up 1991)
Teams coached
Years	Team
2001–02 2003–04 2005–06 2007 2008	Velox Valhallians Greytown Tuhirangi Oriental Rongotai Greytown Tuhirangi College Rifles Auckland Storm

Amateur team(s)
Position(s)	Prop, Second-row
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1997	Northcote		()
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1992–93 1993 1994 1995-96	Canterbury (AUS) Featherstone Rovers Waikato Auckland	43 8 16 14	((210) (15) (164) (18))
National team(s)
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1992–96 1994 1996 1996	NZ Kiwis NZ Residents NZ Māori NZ Nines	8 4 2 6	((24) (42) (12) (16))

Amateur team(s)
Position(s)	Flanker / Number 8
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1983–86 1986–87 1988–90 1990–91 1998-00	Eltham Kirwee Shirley Hutt Old Boys Oriental Rongotai	63 34 50 48 48	((502) (79) (108) (180) (91))
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1998–99 2001–02	Terenure College (IRE) Velox Valhallians (CAN)	28 18	((60) (18))
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1982–86 1986–90 1990–91	Taranaki Canterbury Wellington	24 25 43	((58) (102) (104))
National team(s)
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1991 1991	NZ Māori Southern Maori	1 1	((4) (8))
National team(s)
Years	Team		Comps
1984–86 1986–90 1990–91	Taranaki Canterbury Wellington		(Runners-up 1986–89, Champions 1990) (Runners-up 1991)
Teams coached
Years	Team
2001–02 2003–04 2005–06 2007 2008	Velox Valhallians Greytown Tuhirangi Oriental Rongotai Greytown Tuhirangi College Rifles Auckland Storm

Gavin Lyle Hill (born 11 December 1965 in Okato, New Zealand) is a former rugby league and rugby union player, who has resided in Wellington for the last 10 years before moving back to Auckland to take a coaching position in the Air New Zealand Cup.

He was a flanker and number eight in rugby union and then a prop/second row in league when he switched codes in 1991. In both rugby and league he was unusual, being a forward who kicked goals. Hill was also a very promising fast bowler and belligerent batsman in cricket for both Taranaki and Canterbury before rugby took over his career.

He originally played rugby union as a flanker for the Taranaki, Canterbury and Wellington. He also represented the New Zealand Māori Team. Hill returned to rugby union in 1998 and played out the rest of his playing career in Wellington and alternating in the off seasons to Europe and Canada playing club rugby. He first made a name for himself as a 17-year-old when beat the cream of New Zealand rugby in a national goal kicking competition. Participants included Grant Fox, Richard Wilson, Mark Finlay, Allan Hewson, Richard Dunn and Robbie Deans – notable for being All Blacks. Hill comes from a prominent sporting family – 5 of his great uncles (Warbrick) were part of the first ever New Zealand team to leave New Zealand (1884 Native team). One of those brothers – Joe Warbrick went on to become an All Black and play a major part in the beginnings of All Black rugby. Other notables were the famous All Black lock cum flanker during the 50's Stan "Tiny" Hill who later went on to be an All Black selector. Tiny's two sons' Stan and John went on to represent New Zealand in Basketball and Stans' son Ben now is a current Tall Black. Hills father Brian was a prominent flanker for Taranaki and another uncle – Greg Hill played for the New Zealand Armed Services and Wanganui. His brother David was a New Zealand Armed Services representative. Another cousin Wayne Hill was a New Zealand Colt and prominent winger for North Harbour and Auckland during the 80's. Hill coached club rugby in the Wairarapa domestic club competition. He is now residing in Auckland coaching the Auckland Storm in the Air New Zealand Cup for 2008.

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