Craig Hill (rugby player)
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Craig Hill is a Welsh
rugby union player. An openside flanker, he first played his senior rugby for Caerphilly aged 18, before joining Newport in 2002, and moving to Pontypridd RFC
in 2003. He currently plays his club rugby for Newport RFC after returning in 2005 and the Newport Gwent Dragons
regional team. He made his debut for the Dragons 9 May 2009 against Edinburgh.
Hill made his Wales Sevens debut in 2008 at the Dubai leg of the IRB series and also represented the Wales national rugby union team (sevens)
in other IRB competitions throughout 2009, most notably winning the Sevens Rugby World Cup in Dubai,and also along the way to lifting the trophy scored the first hat trick of the competition in the opening game against Zimbabwe.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
rugby union player. An openside flanker, he first played his senior rugby for Caerphilly aged 18, before joining Newport in 2002, and moving to Pontypridd RFC
Pontypridd
Pontypridd is both a community and a principal town of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales and is situated 12 miles/19 km north of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff...
in 2003. He currently plays his club rugby for Newport RFC after returning in 2005 and the Newport Gwent Dragons
Newport Gwent Dragons
Newport Gwent Dragons are one of the four professional Rugby Union regional teams in Wales. They are jointly owned by Newport RFC and the Welsh Rugby Union and play all their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, the Anglo-Welsh Cup and the Heineken Cup...
regional team. He made his debut for the Dragons 9 May 2009 against Edinburgh.
Hill made his Wales Sevens debut in 2008 at the Dubai leg of the IRB series and also represented the Wales national rugby union team (sevens)
Wales national rugby union team (sevens)
The Wales national rugby union sevens team is the international rugby sevens side for Welsh rugby union players. They currently compete in the IRB Sevens World Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens and in the Commonwealth Games....
in other IRB competitions throughout 2009, most notably winning the Sevens Rugby World Cup in Dubai,and also along the way to lifting the trophy scored the first hat trick of the competition in the opening game against Zimbabwe.