Ernie Hills

Ernie Hills

Full name	Ernest Fryers Hills[1]
Date of birth	3 March 1930(1930-03-03)[1]
Place of birth	Auckland, NZ [1]
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	wing[1]
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1950[1]	Australia	2[1]	(0)[1]

Ernest Fryers "Ernie" Hills (born 3 March 1930) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

Hills, a wing, was born in Auckland, NZ and claimed a total of 2 international rugby caps for Australia in 1950. He was a junior national sprint champion in New Zealand and represented Victoria at state level.^[2] He was considered a shock selection for the national team, with the team captain and coach Trevor Allan not knowing him before he was selected in the team.^[3]

In 1951 he returned to New Zealand and enlisted to serve in the Dominion Force in the Korean War.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "Scrum.com player profile of Nigger Hills". Scrum.com. http://www.scrum.com/australia/rugby/player/5334.html. Retrieved 12 July 2010. 
2. ^ "State's winger in R.U. Test.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956) (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia): p. 11. 14 August 1950. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22897903. Retrieved 18 September 2011. 
3. ^ Shocks in side for first Test; The Sunday Herald Sporting Section (13 August 1950); p9
4. ^ "Wallaby enlists for Korea.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956) (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia): p. 13. 16 May 1951. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23059508. Retrieved 18 September 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Hills, Ernie
Alternative names	Hills, Nigger
Short description	Australian rugby union player
Date of birth	3 March 1930
Place of birth	Auckland, NZ
Date of death
Place of death