Ernie Hills Explained

Ernie Hills
Fullname:Ernest Fraser Hills
Birth Date:3 March 1930
Birth Place:Ōtāhuhu, Auckland, NZ[1]
First:RU
Ru Position:wing
Ru Teama:Australia
Ru Yearastart:1950
Ru Appearancesa:2
Ru Pointsa:0
Year1start:1956
Year1end:57
Appearances1:29
Tries1:19
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:57

Ernest Fraser "Ernie" Hills (3 March 1930 – 7 October 2020)[2] was a rugby union, and latterly rugby league, player who represented Australia.

Career

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ESPN Player Profile of Ernie Hills . en.espn.co.uk.
  2. Web site: Ernest Fraser Hills . 2020-12-07 . www.classicwallabies.com.au.
  3. News: 14 August 1950 . State's winger in R.U. Test. . 11 . . Melbourne . 18 September 2011 . National Library of Australia.
  4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5hFVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FpMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5072,2437498&dq=ernie-hills+rugby&hl=en Shocks in side for first Test
  5. News: 16 May 1951 . Wallaby enlists for Korea. . 13 . . Melbourne . 18 September 2011 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: The Ernie "Nigger" Hills Story . Pratten Park Magpies . 23 October 2018.