Tiny Hill (rugby union)

Tiny Hill

MBE

Birth name	Stanley Frank Hill
Date of birth	(1927-04-09)9 April 1927
Place of birth	New Plymouth, New Zealand
Date of death	2 October 2019(2019-10-02) (aged 92)
Place of death	Rolleston, New Zealand
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb)
School	Okato Primary School
Notable relative(s)	Stan Hill (son) John Hill (son)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Flanker Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Canterbury Counties () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1955–59 New Zealand 11 (0)

Stanley Frank "Tiny" Hill MBE (9 April 1927 – 2 October 2019) was a New Zealand international rugby union player and selector. A lock and flanker, Hill represented Canterbury and Counties at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1955 to 1959. He played 19 matches for the All Blacks, two of which were as captain, including 11 internationals. After retiring as a player, Hill served as New Zealand Army and Canterbury selector, and as an All Black selector from 1981 to 1986.

In the 1996 New Year Honours, Hill was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to rugby. His sons Stan and John were both New Zealand basketball representatives.

Hill died in Rolleston on 2 October 2019.