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{{MedalCountry | {{WAL}} }} |
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{{MedalCompetition | [[Rugby World Cup Sevens]]}} |
{{MedalCompetition | [[Rugby World Cup Sevens]]}} |
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{{MedalGold| [[2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens| |
{{MedalGold| [[2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2009 Dubai]] | [[2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's tournament|Team competition]]}} |
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⚫ | '''Craig Hill''' (born 4 May 1982 |
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⚫ | '''Craig Hill''' (born 4 May 1982)<ref name=newport_rfc>{{cite web | title=Craig Hill | work=Newport RFC }}</ref> is a [[Wales|Welsh]] rugby union player. An openside flanker, he first played his senior rugby for Caerphilly aged 18, before joining Newport in 2002, and moving to [[Pontypridd|Pontypridd RFC]] in 2003. He then played club rugby for [[Newport RFC]] after returning in 2005 and the [[Dragons RFC|Newport Gwent Dragons]] regional team. He made his debut for the Dragons 9 May 2009 against [[Edinburgh Rugby|Edinburgh]]. He was released by Newport at the end of the 2011–12 season.<ref name=newport_rfc /> |
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⚫ | Hill made his Wales Sevens debut in 2008 at the Dubai leg of the IRB series and also represented the [[Wales national rugby |
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⚫ | Hill made his Wales Sevens debut in 2008 at the Dubai leg of the IRB series and also represented the [[Wales national rugby sevens team]] in other IRB competitions throughout 2009, most notably winning the Sevens Rugby World Cup in Dubai, and also along the way to lifting the trophy scored the first hat trick of the competition in the opening game against Zimbabwe.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/craig-hill-try-hat-trick-sparks-2116270 | title=Craig Hill try hat-trick sparks Wales' sevens win | work=Wales Online | date=6 March 2009 | accessdate=20 September 2015}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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*[http://www.newportgwentdragons.com/Personnel.aspx?pr=203217 Newport Gwent Dragons profile] |
* [http://www.newportgwentdragons.com/Personnel.aspx?pr=203217 Newport Gwent Dragons profile] |
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*[http://www.blackandambers.co.uk/Personnel.aspx?pr=106684 Newport RFC profile] |
* [http://www.blackandambers.co.uk/Personnel.aspx?pr=106684 Newport RFC profile] |
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{{Wales 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens Squad}} |
{{Wales 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens Squad}} |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Welsh rugby union player |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 4 May 1982 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]] |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Craig}} |
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[[Category:Rugby union players from Cardiff]] |
[[Category:Rugby union players from Cardiff]] |
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[[Category:Welsh rugby union players]] |
[[Category:Welsh rugby union players]] |
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[[Category:Pontypridd RFC players]] |
[[Category:Pontypridd RFC players]] |
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[[Category:Dragons RFC players]] |
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[[Category:Newport RFC players]] |
[[Category:Newport RFC players]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:1982 births]] |
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Date of birth | 4 May 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb; 201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Craig Hill (born 4 May 1982)[1] is a Welsh rugby union player. An openside flanker, he first played his senior rugby for Caerphilly aged 18, before joining Newport in 2002, and moving to Pontypridd RFC in 2003. He then played club rugby for Newport RFC after returning in 2005 and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team. He made his debut for the Dragons 9 May 2009 against Edinburgh. He was released by Newport at the end of the 2011–12 season.[1]
Hill made his Wales Sevens debut in 2008 at the Dubai leg of the IRB series and also represented the Wales national rugby sevens team in other IRB competitions throughout 2009, most notably winning the Sevens Rugby World Cup in Dubai, and also along the way to lifting the trophy scored the first hat trick of the competition in the opening game against Zimbabwe.[2]
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