Frank Hill (13 January 1866 – 20 April 1927) was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cardiff. Hill won 15 caps for Wales over a period of ten years and was given the team captaincy on four occasions.
Hill was baptised as Alperus Frank Hill according to parish records in Llandaff, and was later educated at Clifton College. He was a solicitor by trade, and had a practice on Cardiff High Street.[2]
Hill was first selected for Wales in a match against Scotland as part of the 1885 Home Nations Championship. Under the captaincy of Newport'sCharlie Newman, the game was a dull scoreless draw caused by Welsh attempts to kill the game at any opportunity. Hill played in both Welsh matches of the 1886 Championship, but was not chosen during the next year's tournament. In 1888 Hill experienced his first international win, when he was part of the Wales team that beat Scotland at Rodney Parade. Wales won by a single try, scored by Thomas Pryce-Jenkins in the first half before using the same spoiling tactics they employed in 1885 to prevent Scotland from scoring.
In December 1888, Hill was selected to captain Wales against the first Southern Hemisphere touring team to Britain when he faced the New Zealand Māoris. Wales employed the four threequarters system during the game, the first time since it was abandoned after the failure of the tactic against Scotland in 1886. The Welsh were victorious and Hill was given the captaincy for the opening game of the 1889 Home Nations Championship to Scotland. Wales lost the game and Hill was replaced for the final game of the season to Ireland by Daniel Griffiths. Hill regained his position and his captaincy in the first match of the 1890 tournament, though missed the away match to England. When he was reselected for the final game of the championship the captaincy was passed to Arthur Gould.
Hill missed the next two tournaments, before playing the entirety of the 1893 tournament which saw Wales win all their matches to take the Triple Crown for the first time. The next season was Hill's last as an international player and although only one of the team that won the Triple Crown the previous year was not reselected, the team was not harmonious. Gould and Hill fell out over scrummaging tactics against England, causing Hill to work against his own packleader,[3]Jim Hannan, resulting in a massive English victory. Hill's final game was a loss to Ireland in Belfast, in which Hill was given the captaincy.
In 1889 Hill refereed the encounter between Oxford University and the touring New Zealand Māoris.[5]
Bibliographyedit
Billot, John (1972). All Blacks in Wales. Ferndale: Ron Jones Publications.
Godwin, Terry (1984). The International Rugby Championship 1883-1983. London: Willows Books. ISBN0-00-218060-X.
Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: Phoenix House. ISBN0-460-07003-7.
Jenkins, John M.; et al. (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Rugby Players. Wrexham: Bridge Books. ISBN1-872424-10-4.
Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN0-7083-0766-3.
frank, hill, rugby, union, other, people, with, same, name, frank, hill, disambiguation, frank, hill, january, 1866, april, 1927, welsh, international, rugby, union, forward, played, club, rugby, cardiff, hill, caps, wales, over, period, years, given, team, ca. For other people with the same name see Frank Hill disambiguation Frank Hill 13 January 1866 20 April 1927 was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cardiff Hill won 15 caps for Wales over a period of ten years and was given the team captaincy on four occasions Frank HillBirth nameAlgernon Frank HillDate of birth 1866 01 13 13 January 1866Place of birthCardiff WalesDate of death20 April 1927 1927 04 20 aged 61 Place of deathCardiff WalesSchoolClifton CollegeOccupation s solicitorRugby union careerPosition s ForwardAmateur team s YearsTeamApps Points Cardiff RFC International careerYearsTeamApps Points 1885 1894Wales 1 15 0 Hill was baptised as Alperus Frank Hill according to parish records in Llandaff and was later educated at Clifton College He was a solicitor by trade and had a practice on Cardiff High Street 2 Contents 1 International career 1 1 International matches played 2 As referee 3 Bibliography 4 ReferencesInternational career editHill was first selected for Wales in a match against Scotland as part of the 1885 Home Nations Championship Under the captaincy of Newport s Charlie Newman the game was a dull scoreless draw caused by Welsh attempts to kill the game at any opportunity Hill played in both Welsh matches of the 1886 Championship but was not chosen during the next year s tournament In 1888 Hill experienced his first international win when he was part of the Wales team that beat Scotland at Rodney Parade Wales won by a single try scored by Thomas Pryce Jenkins in the first half before using the same spoiling tactics they employed in 1885 to prevent Scotland from scoring In December 1888 Hill was selected to captain Wales against the first Southern Hemisphere touring team to Britain when he faced the New Zealand Maoris Wales employed the four threequarters system during the game the first time since it was abandoned after the failure of the tactic against Scotland in 1886 The Welsh were victorious and Hill was given the captaincy for the opening game of the 1889 Home Nations Championship to Scotland Wales lost the game and Hill was replaced for the final game of the season to Ireland by Daniel Griffiths Hill regained his position and his captaincy in the first match of the 1890 tournament though missed the away match to England When he was reselected for the final game of the championship the captaincy was passed to Arthur Gould Hill missed the next two tournaments before playing the entirety of the 1893 tournament which saw Wales win all their matches to take the Triple Crown for the first time The next season was Hill s last as an international player and although only one of the team that won the Triple Crown the previous year was not reselected the team was not harmonious Gould and Hill fell out over scrummaging tactics against England causing Hill to work against his own packleader 3 Jim Hannan resulting in a massive English victory Hill s final game was a loss to Ireland in Belfast in which Hill was given the captaincy International matches played edit Wales 4 nbsp England 1886 1893 1894 nbsp Ireland 1888 1890 1893 1894 nbsp Maori 1888 nbsp Scotland 1885 1886 1888 1889 1890 1893 1894As referee editIn 1889 Hill refereed the encounter between Oxford University and the touring New Zealand Maoris 5 Bibliography editBillot John 1972 All Blacks in Wales Ferndale Ron Jones Publications Godwin Terry 1984 The International Rugby Championship 1883 1983 London Willows Books ISBN 0 00 218060 X Griffiths John 1987 The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records London Phoenix House ISBN 0 460 07003 7 Jenkins John M et al 1991 Who s Who of Welsh International Rugby Players Wrexham Bridge Books ISBN 1 872424 10 4 Smith David Williams Gareth 1980 Fields of Praise The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union Cardiff University of Wales Press ISBN 0 7083 0766 3 References edit WRU player profiles Jenkins 1991 pg 71 Griffiths 1987 pg 4 7 Smith 1980 pg 466 Maoris v Oxford paperspast natlib govt nz Rugby Union CaptainPreceded byGeorge Avery Young Cardiff RFC Captain1888 89 Succeeded byCharlie ArthurPreceded byNorman Biggs Cardiff RFC Captain1894 95 Succeeded byRalph Sweet Escott Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frank Hill rugby union amp oldid 1150070490, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
