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Full name | Ernest Fraser Hills[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Ōtāhuhu, Auckland, NZ[2] | 3 March 1930|||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 October 2020 | (aged 90)|||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | wing[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Ernest Fraser "Ernie" Hills (3 March 1930 – 7 October 2020)[1] was a rugby union, and latterly rugby league, player who represented Australia.
Hills, a wing, was born in Auckland, NZ and claimed a total of 2 international rugby caps for Australia in 1950. He was a junior national sprint champion in New Zealand and represented Victoria at state level.[3] He was considered a shock selection for the national team, with the team captain and coach Trevor Allan not knowing him before he was selected in the team.[4]
In 1951 he returned to New Zealand and enlisted to serve in the Dominion Force in the Korean War.[5]
Later in the 1950s he played rugby league in Australia for Western Suburbs.[6][better source needed]