Colin Hill (17 July 1887 – 9 June 1953) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Forward.
| Birth name | Colin Cecil Pitcairn Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 July 1887 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Leslie, Fife, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 June 1953 (aged 65) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Kilbirnie, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career edit
Amateur career edit
After being educated at Fettes College Hill went to St. Andrews University.[1] Hill then played rugby union for St. Andrews University.[2]
Provincial career edit
He played for the Midlands District in their match against North of Scotland District on 7 November 1908[3] and on 19 November 1910.[4] The day on 7 November 1908 was particularly notable for Hill as he refereed a hockey match in the morning between Dundee High School and Madras College F.P. in Dundee's Recreation Grounds; before then playing rugby union for the Midlands District that afternoon.[5]
He played for the combined North of Scotland District against the South of Scotland District on 10 December 1910.[6]
He played for the Whites Trial side against the Blues Trial side on 21 January 1911, while still playing with St. Andrews University.[7]
International career edit
Military career edit
In the First World War he joined the 11 battalion of the Royal Scots as a captain and fought in France. He graduated to be a Lieutanent. He was awarded the Victory Medal and the British Star.[9] He later became an army chaplain.
Religious career edit
Hill followed his father into the ministry, was ordained in 1920[1] and became a minister of the Church of Scotland. At the time of his father's death in 1922 he was a army chaplain in India.[10][1] He held a post in Kilbirnie in North Ayrshire for many years. He died in the manse.[11]
He served on the Ayrshire Education Committee for 15 years; was on the Primary promotions Board; and on the Ayrshire Educational Trust.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ https://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/2257.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1262/images/30850_A000742-00803?pId=4011682 [user-generated source]
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Midlands First and Latest. John Methven. H.B. Rutherford publisher. 1989.