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    Richard John Hill

    Richard John Hill (born 4 May 1961) 

    Richard Hill is a former rugby union coach and player. He won 29 international caps for England.  Joining Bath as a scrum-half straight from university, in these amateur times his day job was working for Lloyds Bank. Hill loved training. Nicknamed Duracell, he spent all his available time there, and his dedication spelled the inevitable introduction of the professional era. In 1984 he debuted for England as scrum half against South Africa in Port Elizabeth on the controversial tour. In the 1987 season, he was made captain of England, losing the captaincy after the England-Wales match.  In the autumn of 1990, he rejoined the England squad and went on to play 20 consecutive games until his retirement. After assistant posts at Gloucester and Harlequins, Hill also spent a season as head coach of England Students and the backs coach as Ebbw Vale RFC. In 2002 he was appointed head coach of Newport RFC. A year later he joined Bristol Rugby, leading them back to the Guinness Premiership after two seasons, and then to third place and the playoffs in the 2006–7 season. In July 2009, he agreed to join French third division side Chalon-sur-Saône as head coach. In May 2010, Hill was named as head coach for Worcester Warriors. Richard Hill in his first year as head coach, coached the Worcester Warriors back into the Aviva Premiership and held a contract at the Warriors until 2014. 

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