Nathan Hines
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Nathan John Hines |
| Date of birth |
29 November 1976 (1976-11-29) (age 35) |
| Place of birth |
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia |
| Height |
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Weight |
18 st 4 lb (116 kg) |
| School(s) attended |
Berkeley Vale Community High School |
| Club information |
| Position(s) |
Lock |
| Current club |
Clermont Auvergne |
| Youth clubs |
| Years |
Club |
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Berkeley Vale Panther Junior Rugby League Club |
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| Senior clubs* |
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| Representative teams** |
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* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.
** Representative team caps and points correct
as of 19 October 2011. |
Nathan Hines (born 29 November 1976 in Wagga Wagga, NSW) is an Australian-born Scottish rugby player. He currently plays for ASM Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14 and Heineken Cup. Hines has also played for the British and Irish Lions in the 2009 summer tour of South Africa. He is a former rugby league player who played for North Sydney Bears XIII in Australia.
[edit] Early life
Hines attended Berkeley Vale Community High School from 1989–1994 and was a regular feature in the school's first XIII Rugby League Team. He played his club football for the Berkeley Vale Panthers Junior Rugby League Club and was part of the club's first ever Premiership winning side (U/15s – defeated Woy Woy in 1991) playing alongside future NRL player Paul Stringer.
[edit] Playing for Scotland
After winning league and cup titles with Gala RFC, he made his Test debut for Scotland in New Zealand but two serious injuries claimed nearly 18 months of his career. He became the first Scotland player to be sent off in a Test match when he was dismissed against the USA Eagles in 2002 for punching replacement hooker/flanker Dan Anderson. He was a big part of the Scotland squad for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, which was held in his country of birth.
In the 2005 Six Nations Championship game against Wales at Murrayfield on 13 March 2005, Hines came on in the second half and helped restore some pride, but his try was disallowed for lack of grounding. He was alleged to be discontented with the Scotland coaches (Matt Williams and Willie Anderson) and declared his retirement from international rugby. However, with the firing of the previous coaching regime and the appointment of his previous club coach, Frank Hadden, as Scotland coach, Hines returned to playing international rugby.[1] He made his reappearance as a substitute in the 2006 Six Nations Championship win over England at Murrayfield.
On 9th November 2011 Hines announced his retirement from international rugby with immediate effect.[2]The move means he started and ended his Scotland career at Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand. Hines won a total of 77 caps during that time and scored two tries (10 points).
[edit] Club career
He moved from Edinburgh to Perpignan in the 2005 off season.
His time at Perpignan came to an end due to his refusal to play for them in the latter stages of the Top 14 in order to tour South Africa with the British and Irish Lions.
On 4 July 2009 it was reported in the French media that Hines would be joining 2008-09 Heineken Cup winners Leinster for the 2009/10 season.[3] Hines became a regular starter and a crowd favourite for Leinster, he won the 2010-11 Heineken Cup with the Irish province.
Hines signed for Clermont Auvergne in 2011.[4]
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[edit] International Team
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