Sam Hill (rugby union)
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| Born | 14 July 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb; 227 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Queen Elizabeth's School Ivybridge Community College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Professional rugby union player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sam Hill (born 14 July 1993) is an English rugby union player who plays as a centre for Houston SaberCats in Major League Rugby.
Hill attended Cheriton Bishop Primary School before moving on to Queen Elizabeths Community College in Crediton. Having played for Crediton RFC until the age of 15, Hill gained selection for England under-16s and moved to Ivybridge Community College sixth form for two years.[2]
Hill spent the early years of his professional career dual-registered with Cornish Pirates to aid his player development and scored three tries during the 2012–13 RFU Championship.[3]
On 28 January 2012 Hill made his first start for Exeter in an Anglo-Welsh Cup fixture against Wasps.[4] He scored a try in their 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup quarter-final victory over Newcastle Falcons and started the semi-final elimination against Gloucester.[5][6]
Hill started for the Exeter side that lost to Leicester Tigers in the final of the 2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup.[7] The following season he came off the bench as Exeter lost against Saracens in the 2017–18 Premiership Rugby final to finish league runners up.[8]
On 13 March 2020, Hill left Exeter Chiefs to join Premiership rivals Sale Sharks.[9] In his first season with the club he played in their 2020–21 Premiership Rugby semi-final elimination.[10] In May 2023 after three years with Sale it was announced that Hill had left the club.[11]
Hill joined Houston SaberCats for the 2024 Major League Rugby season.[12]