Richard Hill (born 23 May1973) is a rugby union footballer who plays at flanker for Saracens and England. His namesake had previously gained caps at scrum-half.
Hill made his England debut in the 1997 Five Nations Championship against Scotland, playing at openside flanker. He was selected ahead of Neil Back, who was controversially ignored by the England team for that period. He toured South Africa with the British Lions in the summer of 1997, gaining two caps.
Under new coach Clive Woodward, Hill was initially selected at openside but was moved to blindside flanker to accommodate Back on the openside flank, Lawrence Dallaglio moving from blindside flanker to number eight. It was in this position in the famous back-row that Hill gained most of his caps.
He was part of the 2003 World Cup winning side. Since Back's retirement in 2003, Hill has switched back to openside.
RichardHill MBE (born in Surrey 23 May 1973) is a rugby union footballer who plays at flanker for Saracens and England.
Under new coach Clive Woodward, Hill was initially selected at openside but was moved to blindside flanker to accommodate Back on the openside flank, Lawrence Dallaglio moving from blindside to number eight.
Hill injured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in a match against London Irish on 3 October 2004, and underwent surgery on October 6, 2004, was out for about six months, but returned to be named in a Lions touring squad for the third time in 2005.
Saracens flankerRichardHill has had knee surgery which is likely to rule him out for the rest of the season in a blow to England boss Andy Robinson as he prepares for the autumn Tests.
Hill was injured during his club's Premiership defeat against London Irish last Sunday, and he then underwent an MRI scan as the injury's full seriousness began to unravel.
Hill would have been a pivotal member of the England side for next month's Tests and was likely to have been appointed vice-captain to new skipper Jonny Wilkinson.
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