Owen Hills (rugby union)

Owen Hills (born 25 August 1996)[1] is an English professional rugby union player, his principal position is prop. He plays for Nottingham in the RFU Championship.

Owen Hills

Birth name	Owen Hills
Date of birth	(1996-08-25) 25 August 1996
Place of birth	Redditch, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	118.5 kg (18 st 9 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loosehead Prop Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–2017 Moseley 5 (15) 2016–2017 Nottingham 3 (0) 2017–18 Loughborough Students 15 (15) 2017–2020 Leicester Tigers 1 (0) 2020– Nottingham () 2016– Total 24 (30) Correct as of 12 July 2018

Career

Hills was a Leicester Tigers supporter and season ticket holder before joining the club's academy at the age of 15.[2] In 2015 Hills was named in England Under 20s squad for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[3]

Hills was mentioned by Leicester Tigers head coach Richard Cockerill as young player ready to step up and cover for first team players missing for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[4] However, Hills was injured in a testimonial for long-serving Leicester player Marcos Ayerza and missed the whole of the 2015–16 season.[2]

He returned from injury in 2016 playing for Moseley and Nottingham on dual-registration. During the 2017–18 season he played for Loughborough Students and made his first team debut for Leicester in an Anglo Welsh Cup match against Bath at the Recreation Ground.

He returned to Nottingham ahead of the 2020–21 season.[5]

References

1. "Owen Hills". ESPN. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
2. "Leicester Tigers starlet Owen Hills insists injury won't derail his England dream". Talking Rugby Union. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
3. "Bainbridge joins England U20 squad". England Rugby. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
4. "Leicester Tigers: Richard Cockerill trusts youngsters to 'step up'". BBC. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
5. "TRIPLE PROP SIGNING". Nottingham Rugby. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.