Ernie Hills
| Birth name | Ernest Fryers Hills[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 March 1930[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, NZ [1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 October 2020 (aged 90) | ||||||||||||||||
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Ernest Fryers "Ernie" Hills (3 March 1930 – 7 October 2020)[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
In 1951 he returned to New Zealand and enlisted to serve in the Dominion Force in the Korean War.[5]
Later in the 1950s he played rugby league in Australia for Western Suburbs.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Scrum.com player profile of Nigger Hills". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ "Ernest Fraser Hills". www.classicwallabies.com.au. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "State's winger in R.U. Test". The Argus. Melbourne. 14 August 1950. p. 11. Retrieved 18 September 2011 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Shocks in side for first Test; The Sunday Herald Sporting Section (13 August 1950); p9
- ^ "Wallaby enlists for Korea". The Argus. Melbourne. 16 May 1951. p. 13. Retrieved 18 September 2011 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Ernie "Nigger" Hills Story". Pratten Park Magpies. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
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