Fred Hill (rugby league)
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| Full name | Frederick Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frederick Hill was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Batley, as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.[1]
Playing career[edit]
International honours[edit]
Fred Hill won a cap for England while at Batley in 1909 against Wales.[2]
County Cup Final appearances[edit]
Fred Hill played as a forward, i.e. number 12, in Batley's 0-21 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1909–10 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1909–10 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 27 November 1909, in front of a crowd of 22,000, and played as a forward, i.e. number 11, in the 17-3 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1912–13 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1912–13 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 23 November 1912, in front of a crowd of 16,000.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.