David Hill (rugby union)

David William Hill
Date of birth (1978-07-31) 31 July 1978
Place of birth Blenheim, New Zealand
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 16 st 1 lb (102 kg)
School Marlborough Boys' College
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Fly-half/centre
New Zealand No. 1006
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2006–08
2008–09,2011–
Bristol Rugby
Toshiba Brave Lupus
33 (130)
correct as of 21 March 2009.
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
Waikato
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2001–06
2010
Chiefs
Western Force
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2006 New Zealand 1 (0)
correct as of 17 August 2007.

David William Hill (born 31 July 1978 in Blenheim, New Zealand) is a rugby union player. His position is fly-half. He spent most of his career playing for Waikato and the Chiefs. He also played for the All Blacks between 2001 and 2006, in which he has played 1 test and 2 games In November 2006 he started playing for the Bristol Rugby club in the Guinness Premiership, and on 14 March 2008 announced that he'd leave the English club for a move to Toshiba Brave Lupus, a Japanese club, with other former Chiefs and Waikato player Steven Bates. In 2010 he signed with the Western Force with whom he spent one season.

He is the cousin of former New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori.

Currently, Hill resides in Fuchu, Japan with Top League team Toshiba Brave Lupus under Australian coach Joe Barakat, with other New Zealand players Richard Kahui and Steven Bates.

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