Damien Hill
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| Place of birth | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Damien Hill is a three-time Shute Shield winning coach, and was formerly the head coach of the Melbourne Rebels Super Rugby franchise. Initially appointed as an assistant coach with the club in 2011, Hill was appointed head coach after the resignation of inaugural Rebels coach Rod Macqueen at the end of 2011.[1] He is currently the head coach of Japanese side Ricoh Black Rams in the Top League.
Raised in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Hill was a successful player of Australian rules football at a junior level and played in the Teal Cup for NSW Country.[2] Educated at Sacred Heart and St Michael's Primary Schools and Trinity Senior High School, Hill began studying law at Sydney University but completed a degree in sports science (coaching) at the University of Canberra.[3]
As a boy, Hill lived in the Riverina city of Wagga Wagga and watched his father coach Wagga City,[4] a team in the Southern Inland Rugby Union.
Hill played Rugby Union for both the Wagga City and Rivcoll Red Devils clubs in Wagga Wagga and was a formidable backline player with a strong tackle and lightning fast through the gap. He also played Australian Football, Rugby League and Soccer,[4] and achieved state representative honours in all three codes.[citation needed]