Owen Hills | |
Birth Name: | Owen Hills |
Birth Date: | 25 August 1996 |
Birth Place: | Redditch, England |
Weight: | 118.5kg (261.2lb) |
Ru Position: | Loosehead Prop |
Years1: | 2016 - 2017 |
Apps1: | 5 |
Points1: | 15 |
Years2: | 2016 - 2017 |
Clubs2: | Nottingham |
Apps2: | 3 |
Points2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2017 - 18 |
Clubs3: | Loughborough Students |
Apps3: | 15 |
Points3: | 15 |
Years4: | 2017 - 2020 |
Clubs4: | Leicester Tigers |
Apps4: | 1 |
Points4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2020 - |
Clubs5: | Nottingham |
Totalyears: | 2016 - |
Totalapps: | 24 |
Totalpoints: | 30 |
Ru Clubupdate: | 12 July 2018 |
Owen Hills (born 25 August 1996)[1] is an English professional rugby union player, his principal position is prop. He plays for Nottingham in the RFU Championship.
Hills was a Leicester Tigers supporter and season ticket holder before joining the club's academy at the age of 15.[2] In 2015 Hills was named in England Under 20s squad for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[3]
Hills was mentioned by Leicester Tigers head coach Richard Cockerill as young player ready to step up and cover for first team players missing for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[4] However, Hills was injured in a testimonial for long-serving Leicester player Marcos Ayerza and missed the whole of the 2015 - 16 season.[2]
He returned from injury in 2016 playing for Moseley and Nottingham on dual-registration. During the 2017 - 18 season he played for Loughborough Students and made his first team debut for Leicester in an Anglo Welsh Cup match against Bath at the Recreation Ground.
He returned to Nottingham ahead of the 2020–21 season.[5]