| Birth name | Joshua Arana Hill[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 April 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | South Otago High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joshua Arana Hill (born 22 April 1999) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Otago in the National Provincial Championship (NPC). His playing position is lock.
Early life
Hill attended South Otago High School in Balclutha where he was deputy head boy and was the school's first XV captain.[2] In 2017, he formed part of a national under-18 Māori team.[3]
Hill has played club rugby for Otago University RFC.[4]
Rugby career
Hill signed for Otago in 2019. He made his debut in a 37–20 win against Manawatu on 30 August that year. He would go on to play 5 matches in his maiden season.[5]
Hill made 6 appearances for the Otago Razorbacks in the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup season and, as of 2021, continues to play for Otago.[6] He scored his first Otago try in a 44–16 away semifinal win against Manawatu on 12 November 2021.[7]
Personal life
Super Rugby statistics
- As of 30 May 2022[8]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Rebels | 7 | 4 | 3 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 3 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Reference list
- 1 2 "Rangatahi success". Te Pānui Rūnaka. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ Tohill, Mary-Jo (18 September 2016). "South Otago High School rugby player makes national training squad". Stuff. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ "Young Aucklanders a part of National Maori Under 18 team". Auckland Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ Hepburn, Steve (28 May 2021). "Pressure now goes on Varsity". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ "Josh HILL - Player statistics - MITRE 10 CUP 2019 - Games played". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ "Josh HILL - Player statistics". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ Cheshire, Jeff (13 November 2021). "Otago powers decisively into final". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ↑ "Player Statistics". It's Rugby.