Chris Hill (rugby league)
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Christopher Hill is a professional rugby league
footballer who currently plays for Warrington Wolves
but is dual registered to Leigh Centurions
in the Co-operative Championship. He is by preference a prop-forward.
in Super League X
(2005), during a 74-8 drubbing by St Helens. He won the Northern Rail Cup in 2006, after consolidating his place in the side by this time. He toured Australia
with Great Britain
Under-18's in this same year. Additionally, Hill has accumulated a couple of accolades with Leigh; firstly in reaching 100 appearances for the club, but also being the most recent prop-forward for the Centurions to score a hat-trick of tries. After missing only one game in two years, he was made captain of Leigh in 2010.
in Super League, which will begin in 2012 as he will remain with Leigh Centurions
on a dual registration. In light of this, his then-coach Ian Millward
predicted future national caps for Hill, with his nurturing at Warrington.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer who currently plays for Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....
but is dual registered to Leigh Centurions
Leigh Centurions
Leigh Centurions is an English professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester who play in the Co-operative Championship.The club was founded in 1878 as Leigh Rugby Football Club and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in...
in the Co-operative Championship. He is by preference a prop-forward.
Early career
Hill signed for Leigh from local Wigan amateur club New Springs Legions in 2004, and in fact started his career as a stand-off or loose forward before being converted into a prop. He progressed through Leigh's service area, scholarship and youth ranks before making his first and currently only first-grade appearance whilst Leigh were in Super LeagueSuper League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
in Super League X
Super League X
engage Super League X is the official name of 2005's Super League season. It was the 10th season of Super League and saw twelve teams from across England compete for the premiership. The season kicked off in early February, culminating in a six team play-off seriesThe Grand Final, held at Old...
(2005), during a 74-8 drubbing by St Helens. He won the Northern Rail Cup in 2006, after consolidating his place in the side by this time. He toured Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
with Great Britain
Great Britain national rugby league team
The Great Britain national rugby league team represents the United Kingdom in rugby league football. Administered by the Rugby Football League , the team is nicknamed "The Lions" or "Great Britain Lions"....
Under-18's in this same year. Additionally, Hill has accumulated a couple of accolades with Leigh; firstly in reaching 100 appearances for the club, but also being the most recent prop-forward for the Centurions to score a hat-trick of tries. After missing only one game in two years, he was made captain of Leigh in 2010.
Move to Warrington
In 2011, Hill's impressive displays in the Championship saw him earn a three-year deal with Warrington WolvesWarrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....
in Super League, which will begin in 2012 as he will remain with Leigh Centurions
Leigh Centurions
Leigh Centurions is an English professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester who play in the Co-operative Championship.The club was founded in 1878 as Leigh Rugby Football Club and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in...
on a dual registration. In light of this, his then-coach Ian Millward
Ian Millward
Ian Millward is an Australian rugby league coach and former player. Millward is currently the head coach at Super League side Castleford....
predicted future national caps for Hill, with his nurturing at Warrington.