Dave Hilton (rugby player)
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Dave Hilton born 3 April 1970 in Bristol
, England
is a former rugby union
player for Bath Rugby
, Glasgow Warriors
and Bristol Rugby
whose position of choice is as a prop. He gained his first cap for the Scotland national rugby union team
against Canada on January 21, 1991 and his 42nd and final cap against South Africa on November 16, 2007. During his club career 'Hilts' won the European Cup for Bath in 1998, as well as league and domestic cup successes for the same club.
In 2000 and after 41 caps for Scotland Dave discovered that his grandfather was born in Bristol and not Edinburgh as previously believed. Under new international eligibility rules this meant that he no longer qualified to play for Scotland. Dave moved from Bath to Glasgow to play for the then Glasgow Rugby club in order to qualify under the 3-year residency rule. After that period of residency Dave played once more for Scotland before returning to the English West Country to play for Bristol, until retirement.
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is a former rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player for Bath Rugby
Bath Rugby
Bath Rugby is an English professional rugby union club that is based in the city of Bath. They play in the Aviva Premiership league...
, Glasgow Warriors
Glasgow Warriors
The Glasgow Warriors, formerly Glasgow Rugby, are one of two professional rugby union teams in Scotland, Edinburgh being the other. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12 and their home ground is Firhill Stadium, also the home of Partick Thistle Football Club.-History:Glasgow Rugby were created to...
and Bristol Rugby
Bristol Rugby
Bristol Rugby is a rugby union club based in Bristol, England. The club currently plays in the RFU Championship and competes in the British and Irish Cup. They rely in large part on the many junior rugby clubs in the region, particularly those from 'the Combination'...
whose position of choice is as a prop. He gained his first cap for the Scotland national rugby union team
Scotland national rugby union team
The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
against Canada on January 21, 1991 and his 42nd and final cap against South Africa on November 16, 2007. During his club career 'Hilts' won the European Cup for Bath in 1998, as well as league and domestic cup successes for the same club.
In 2000 and after 41 caps for Scotland Dave discovered that his grandfather was born in Bristol and not Edinburgh as previously believed. Under new international eligibility rules this meant that he no longer qualified to play for Scotland. Dave moved from Bath to Glasgow to play for the then Glasgow Rugby club in order to qualify under the 3-year residency rule. After that period of residency Dave played once more for Scotland before returning to the English West Country to play for Bristol, until retirement.