David Hill (rugby union)

David William Hill

Date of birth	(1978-07-31) 31 July 1978
Place of birth	Blenheim, New Zealand
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	16 st 1 lb (102 kg)
School	Marlborough Boys' College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half/centre Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2006–08 2008–09, 2011– Bristol Rugby Toshiba Brave Lupus 33 (130) Correct as of 21 March 2009 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1997-99 2000 2001-06 Marlborough Southland Waikato 33 60 () Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2001–06 2010 Chiefs Western Force 58 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2006 New Zealand 1 (0) Correct as of 17 August 2007

David William Hill (born 31 July 1978 in Blenheim, New Zealand) is a rugby union player. His position is fly-half. He spent most of his career playing for Waikato and the Chiefs. He also played for the All Blacks between 2001 and 2006, in which he has played 1 test and 2 games In November 2006 he started playing for the Bristol Rugby club in the Guinness Premiership, and on 14 March 2008 announced that he'd leave the English club for a move to Toshiba Brave Lupus, a Japanese club, with other former Chiefs and Waikato player Steven Bates. In 2010 he signed with the Western Force with whom he spent one season.

He is the cousin of former New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori.

Currently, Hill resides in Fuchu, Japan with Top League team Toshiba Brave Lupus under Australian coach Joe Barakat, with other New Zealand players Richard Kahui and Steven Bates.

External links

• David Hill at AllBlacks.com