Ronald Hill


Ronald "Ron" S. Hill is a Welsh former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and rugby league commentator for BBC Radio Leeds. He played club level rugby union for Cardiff RFC, and representative level rugby league for Wales, and at club level for Castleford, Salford and Featherstone Rovers, as a goal-kicking, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

International honours

Ron Hill won 2 caps for Wales in 1969–1970 while at Salford.

County League appearances

Ron Hill played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire County League during the 1964–65 season.

County Cup Final appearances

Ron Hill played right-, i.e. number 3, and scored a try, and 2-goals in Castleford's 11-22 defeat by Leeds in the 1968 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1968–69 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 19 October 1968.