Cory Hill rugby player
Cory Hill rugby player

Cory Hill

10th Feb 1992 1.93m/111kg No 4 Lock

Hill represented his home town of Pontypridd throughout all age grades until the under 15 level. He made his first start for the club in April 2010 in a game against Llanelli and scored two tries on his debut.

In April 2012 he was selected as captain of the Wales Under-20 squad for the Junior World Cup in South Africa.

The lock made his debut for the Men of Gwent against London Wasps in the LV=Cup at Rodney Parade. The Wales lock has represented on 3 occasions as he was named in their 2017 6 Nations squad.

In May 2017, Hill was included in the Wales squad for the two-Test summer tour.

In June 2017, Hill was called up into the British & Irish Lions squad as a shock inclusion following Wales' summer tour, where he finished the tournament with 10 total caps to his name.

Having played 85 times for the Dragons since joining in 2013 & scoring 11 tries, the club's captain was handed a new two-year contract to extend his stay with the region until 2020.

Hill was named in Wales' RWC squad after helping Wales secure a Six Nations Grand Slam but failed to recover from injury and was sent home having not played a single game at the World Cup.

Later in 2020, Hill made the switch to the Cardiff Blues. The 25 test cap second-row came through the pathway at the Blues and made 16 first-team appearances before switching to the Dragons via a short stint at Moseley.

He made 110 appearances during seven years at Rodney Parade, captaining the region during the last three seasons and has established himself on the international stage.

Career

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No 5 Lock
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No 4 Lock
2013 - 2020
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No 5 Lock
2017 - 2021
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No 5 Lock
2011 - 2021
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No 5 Lock
2021 - 2024
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No 4 Lock
2016 - 2024