Ted Hill will be living the dream if Worcester exorcise the spectre of relegation on Sunday in the M5 derby against Gloucester. A year ago the young flanker was not a familiar name at Sixways, having made a couple of appearances on the bench at the end of Anglo-Welsh matches, but he is now the holder of an England cap and may be involved in the World Cup training camps.
Hill, 20 last month, came off the bench for England against Japan in November two months after making his first start for Worcester, and a few weeks before signing his first senior contract with the club. He started the season expecting to have to use the Premiership Cup as the vehicle to promote himself but he was fast-tracked after coming off the bench in the first half against Leicester at Welford Road in the fourth round of the Premiership and scoring two tries in a 44-37 victory.
Written by Paul Rees
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/apr/27/ted-hill-worcester-rugby-premiership-survival-dream-season under the title “Only Worcester survival can complete ‘dream of a season’ for Ted Hill”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
