title: Josh Hill (rugby union)
text: # Josh Hill (rugby union)
  
  Joshua Arana Hill (born 22 April 1999) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Otago in the National Provincial Championship (NPC). His playing position is lock.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Hill attended South Otago High School 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 Otago in 2019. He made his debut in a 37–20 win against Manawatu 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 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 iwi.
  
  ## Super Rugby statistics
  
      As of 30 May 2022
  
  | Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2022 | Rebels | 7 | 4 | 3 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | 7 | 4 | 3 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  
  ## Reference list
  
  * 1 2 "Rangatahi success". Te Pānui Rūnaka. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  * ↑ Tohill, Mary-Jo (18 September 2016). "South Otago High School rugby player makes national training squad". Stuff. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  * ↑ "Young Aucklanders a part of National Maori Under 18 team". Auckland Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  * ↑ Hepburn, Steve (28 May 2021). "Pressure now goes on Varsity". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  * ↑ "Josh HILL - Player statistics - MITRE 10 CUP 2019 - Games played". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  * ↑ "Josh HILL - Player statistics". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  * ↑ Cheshire, Jeff (13 November 2021). "Otago powers decisively into final". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  * ↑ "Player Statistics". It's Rugby.
  