Richard Hill (flanker)
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| Full name | Richard Anthony Hill MBE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 May 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dormansland, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 17 st 0 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Bishop Wordsworths School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | West London Institute (now Brunel University) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Flanker | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| To 1993 | Salisbury | () | |
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| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1993–2008 | Saracens | 275 | (+110) |
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1997–2008 1997–2005 |
England British and Irish Lions |
71 5 |
(60) (0) |
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Richard Anthony Hill MBE (born 23 May 1973) is a former rugby union footballer who played flanker for Saracens and England. He is currently England team manager.
Often portrayed as the 'silent assassin' at both club and international level, Hill was renowned for his effective and abrasive style of forward play. Big hits, shrewd driving and energy-sapping support play, were features of his exceptionally well-rounded game which made him one of the most highly rated flankers of his era.
He has a namesake, Richard John Hill, who played for England at scrum half between 1984 and 1992.
He was born on 23 May 1973 in Dormansland, Surrey.
On his mother's side, Hill is a second cousin removed of film director Peter Jackson (Richard Hill's maternal grandmother and Peter Jackson's mother are first cousins both by father's side). His nephew is Plymouth left back, Ben Purrington.
Hill attended Bishop Wordsworth's Grammar School in Salisbury, and gained early prominence as a schools international. It is coincidental that his namesake, who coaches Bristol, had also attended the same school and both played for Salisbury Rugby Club. Hill graduated from the West London Institute of Higher Education in Sports Science and Geography, in 1995. He also won the IB Mac prize in recognition of his combined academic and athletic achievements. On 16 July 2002, Brunel University conferred upon Hill the honorary degree of Master of the University.
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