Joshua Arana Hill (born 22 April 1999) is a New Zealand

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player who plays for in the National Provincial Championship (NPC). His playing position is lock.

Early life

Hill attended

South Otago High School , type = State, Co-educational, Secondary (Year 9-13) , established = 1926 , motto_translation = (By Faith and Fortitude) , address = Frances Street,Rosebank,Balclutha,New Zealand , coo ...

in Balclutha where he was deputy head boy and was the school's first XV captain. In 2017, he formed part of a national under-18 Māori team. Hill has played club rugby for Otago University RFC.

Rugby career

Hill signed for in

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. He made his debut in a 37–20 win against on 30 August that year. He would go on to play 5 matches in his maiden season. Hill made 6 appearances for the Otago Razorbacks in the

2020 Mitre 10 Cup The 2020 Mitre 10 Cup season was the fifteenth season of New Zealand's provincial rugby union competition since it turned professional in 2006. The regular season began on September 11, when North Harbour hosted Canterbury. It involved the top ...

season and, as of 2021, continues to play for Otago. He scored his first Otago try in a 44–16 away semifinal win against Manawatu on 12 November 2021.

Personal life

Hill pertains to the Ngāi Tahu and Ngāpuhi

Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...

iwi Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori roughly means "people" or "nation", and is often translated as "tribe", or "a confederation of tribes". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, an ...

Super Rugby statistics

Reference list

External links

Itsrugby.co.uk profile
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