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.
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]