Frank Hill (rugby union)

Frank Hill
Birth nameAlgernon Frank Hill
Date of birth(1866-01-13)13 January 1866
Place of birthCardiff, Wales
Date of death20 April 1927(1927-04-20) (aged 61)
Place of deathCardiff, Wales
SchoolClifton College
Occupation(s)solicitor
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Cardiff RFC ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1885–1894 Wales[1] 15 (0)

Frank Hill (13 January 1866 – 20 April 1927) was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cardiff. Hill won 15 caps for Wales over a period of ten years and was given the team captaincy on four occasions.

Hill was baptised as Alperus Frank Hill according to parish records in Llandaff, and was later educated at Clifton College. He was a solicitor by trade, and had a practice on Cardiff High Street.[2]

  1. ^ WRU player profiles
  2. ^ Jenkins (1991), pg 71.