Leigh Hinton
| Date of birth | 21 February 1979 | ||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
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2005–2006 2006–2011 2011–2012 |
Exeter Chiefs Worcester Warriors Dunvant RFC Moseley Birmingham & Solihull RFC Orrell R.U.F.C. Bedford Blues Newport Gwent Dragons Leeds Carnegie Rugby Lions |
29 30 7 125 26 |
( (322) (394) (25) (480) (315)) |
Leigh Hinton (born 21 February 1979 in Birmingham) is a retired rugby union footballer. His usual position was at full-back, although he could also play at centre or on the wing.
Hinton joined Leeds on a two-year deal along with team-mate and Welsh international back-row Rhys Oakley at the start of the 2006–07 season from Newport Gwent Dragons making his début against London Welsh at Headingley on 3 September 2006.
Leeds' then director of rugby Stuart Lancaster said at the time: "Leigh is a proven points-scorer in this division, both with his boot and as a try scorer. He has had a frustrating season last year and I know he is keen to put that behind him and make a fresh start with us. He can play at full-back or in the centres and with his experience he will be excellent for our younger players to work with."
Hinton was known as 'Points Machine' when he was with Orrell R.U.F.C. and Bedford Blues in National Division One scoring over 650 points in just two seasons before moving to Newport at the start of the 2005/07 season.
The full-back has also played for Moseley Rugby Football Club and Birmingham & Solihull RFC in National Division One.
In the 2003–04 season he set new records for tries and conversions in a season for Orrell, finishing with 313 points. In the following season he was leading points scorer in the division, finishing 60 points clear of Bristol’s Jason Strange and helping Bedford Blues to their Powergen Shield victory at Twickenham, scoring 9 of their 14 points in the Final.
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