Springbok no. 372 · Hooker
Ronnie Hill
Ronald Andrew Hill · Rhodesia
7Tests
0Tries
1Tours
25Age at debut
Test career
196019611963
First test
3 Dec 1960, age 25 · Hooker v Wales, Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff
Last test
24 Aug 1963, age 28 · Hooker v Australia, Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Biography
Ronnie Hill was a Rhodesian hooker who played seven Tests between 1960 and 1963 and lost only one. Born in Johannesburg on 20 December 1934 and educated at Gifford in Bulawayo, he caught the selectors’ eye with fine displays against the 1960 All Blacks. He hooked against Wales and Ireland on the 1960–61 tour and later against Australia and the British Isles. He died on 6 January 2011.
Test history
7 tests · 0 points| Date | Opponent | Venue | Position | Result | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Dec 1960 |  Wales | Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff | Hooker | W 3–0 | Rhodesia |
| 17 Dec 1960 |  Ireland | Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin | Hooker | W 8–3 | Rhodesia |
| 13 May 1961 | Ireland | Newlands, Cape Town | Hooker | W 24–8 | Rhodesia |
| 05 Aug 1961 |  Australia | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | Hooker | W 28–3 | Rhodesia |
| 12 Aug 1961 | Australia | Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth | Hooker | W 23–11 | Rhodesia |
| 25 Aug 1962 |  Britain | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | Hooker | W 34–14 | Rhodesia |
| 24 Aug 1963 | Australia | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | Hooker | L 9–11 | Rhodesia |