Full name Paul Hill Position Prop Years Club / team Weight 117 kg | Place of birth Aschaffenburg, Germany Years Club / team Height 1.88 m | |
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Date of birth (1995-03-02) 2 March 1995 (age 22) Education Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley | ||
Paul Hill (born 2 March 1995) is a rugby union footballer who plays at prop for Northampton Saints. He was part of the AASE scheme for Yorkshire Carnegie whilst studying at Prince Henry's Grammar School.
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Club career
Although born in Germany, Hill was raised in Doncaster and played his junior rugby at Doncaster Knights, before moving to Yorkshire Carnegie's academy, making his senior debut in 2014. On 17 April 2015 he joined Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership from the 2015-16 season.
International career
He has represented England at age ranges from U16 to U20 levels. Hill received his first call up to the senior England squad by new coach Eddie Jones on 13 January 2016 for the 2016 Six Nations Championship. Hill made his England debut when he came on as a replacement for Dan Cole against Italy on 14 February 2016.
Since then Hill has racked up five caps for his national side and was initially named in the 2016 Autumn EPS but was not selected for the 32-man squad for Autumn Internationals.