Nigger Hills
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Ernest Fryers "Ernie" Hills (born 3 March 1930) was a rugby union
player who represented Australia
.
Hills, a wing, was born in Auckland, NZ and claimed a total of 2 international rugby caps for Australia in 1950. He was a junior national sprint champion in New Zealand and represented Victoria
at state level. He was considered a shock selection for the national team, with the team captain and coach Trevor Allan
not knowing him before he was selected in the team.
In 1951 he returned to New Zealand and enlisted to serve in the Dominion Force
in the Korean War
.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player who represented Australia
Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
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Hills, a wing, was born in Auckland, NZ and claimed a total of 2 international rugby caps for Australia in 1950. He was a junior national sprint champion in New Zealand and represented Victoria
Rugby union in Victoria
Rugby union in Victoria describes the sport of rugby union being played and watched in the state of Victoria in Australia.The code was first introduced some time between the 1850s and 1880s but failed to gain popular following and has had a potted history....
at state level. He was considered a shock selection for the national team, with the team captain and coach Trevor Allan
Trevor Allan
Trevor Allan OAM was an Australian dual-code rugby international who captained Australia in rugby union before switching to rugby league with English club Leigh.-Rugby union club career:...
not knowing him before he was selected in the team.
In 1951 he returned to New Zealand and enlisted to serve in the Dominion Force
New Zealand in the Korean War
The involvement of New Zealand in the Korean War was significant. When the United Nations Security Council called for combat assistance in the erupting Korean War, New Zealand was one of the first nations to respond with support...
in the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
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