Ralph Hill (rugby union)
| Full name | Ralph Baldridge Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 January 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 11 January 1977 (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ralph Baldridge Hill (21 January 1888 – 11 January 1977) was an Australian international rugby union player.
A Newtown wing–forward, Hill gained national team honours on a 1912 tour of North America, where he made a total of 10 appearances, although none of these were against international opposition. He captained the Metropolitan representative team against a touring NZ Maori team in 1913. His second international opportunity, a 1913 tour of New Zealand, was ruined by an injury sustained before departure and kept him sidelined for the tour's entirety.[1][2]
Hill was a brother of rugby administrator Bill Hill, who served as NSWRU president.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Sport Abroad". The Daily Telegraph. 28 March 1913. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Ralph Baldridge Hill". Classic Wallabies.
- ^ "Ralph Hill In A.I.F." Daily News. 8 June 1940. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.