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    Richard Anthony Hill

    Richard Anthony Hill MBE (BWS 1991) 

    Richard Hill is a former rugby union footballer who played as a flanker for Saracens and England. Hill’s ability to do the unseen graft won the respect of team-mates and opponents the world over, as well as the nickname, ‘The Silent Assassin’. Hill was renowned for his effective and abrasive style of forward play - big hits, shrewd driving and energy-sapping support play, were features of his exceptionally well-rounded game which made him one of the most highly rated flankers of his era. Even the great Wigan Rugby League team of the 1990s made a move to sign him, but he stayed loyal to Saracens, his only professional club, making 288 appearances. He won 71 caps for England, and 5 for the British, later British & Irish, Lions. Hill was part of England’s much-vaunted back row under Sir Clive Woodward that helped secure the Rugby World Cup on Australian soil in 2003. Battling back from two ACL reconstructions and nine operations, Hill continued playing until 2008, when he ended a journey that began as a five-year-old at Salisbury Rugby Club. Since his retirement, Hill has worked for Saracens and the Rugby Football Union and in 2016, he became England Men’s team manager, a position he still holds. 

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hill_(rugby_union,_born_1973) 

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