Adam Hill | |
Birth Name: | Adam Hill |
Birth Date: | 19 October 1986 |
Birth Place: | Gore, New Zealand |
Height: | 1.9m (06.2feet) |
Weight: | 102kg (225lb) |
Ru Position: | Loose forward |
Super14years: | 2014– |
Super14caps: | 8 |
Super14points: | (0) |
Super14update: | 5 July 2015 |
Ru Province: | |
Ru Provinceyears: | 2011–12 2013- |
Ru Provincecaps: | 14 26 |
Ru Provincepoints: | (0) (0) |
Ru Provinceupdate: | 23 October 2015 |
Adam Hill (born 19 October 1986) is a New Zealand Rugby Union player who currently plays as a loose forward for in the ITM Cup[1] [2] and the in Super Rugby.[3] [4]
A South Island native, Hill started out his senior career for the Dunedin based Razorbacks and made 14 appearances for them over the course of 2 years. He shifted north to join the Lions for the 2013 ITM Cup and a successful first season in New Zealand's capital saw him named in the squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season.[4]
Several injuries to other Hurricanes loose forwards led to Hill being named in the first-team squad for the two-match tour of South Africa which kicked off the 'Canes campaign. Hill's Super Rugby career got off to the worst-possible start as he was yellow-carded one minute after coming on to the field as a replacement. Given his sin-binning came with only 8 minutes remaining he didn't make it back onto the field before the final whistle and his side went down to a disappointing 27–9 defeat to the .