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About Tiny Hill
Stanley Frank Hill MBE, known as 'Tiny' Hill, was New Zealand rugby union player and selector. Hill served in the New Zealand Army for 30 years. He started out at Burnham Military Camp near Christchurch. Warrant Officer Hill’s first overseas posting was as a teenager with J-Force in Japan straight after World War II (1939-1945). He stayed in New Zealand as an instructor during the Korean War (1950-1953). 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. Hill was regimental sergeant major in charge of drills and barracks life at the Army’s Waiouru Cadet School from 1963 to 1966. Hill served overseas during the Vietnam War (1963-1975) as a Vietnam Warrant Officer Class 1 Royal New Zealand Artillery, 161 Battery, 1st Australian Task Force. He became a Canterbury selector, and then an All Black selector from 1981 to 1986. In the 1996 New Year Honour's Hill was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to rugby. In October 2004 Hill was singled out for the way he ran the barracks at the Army’s Waiouru Cadet School during the 1960s. A cadet who was at the school during Hill's time described the former Army, Canterbury and New Zealand rugby selector as a harsh disciplinarian. Eric West says he was hospitalised for a week with a displaced tailbone after a beating at the school during Hill's time. "One has to say that Stan Hill, there was little warmth in the man. He was totally unsuitable for the job." Hill said cadets were treated according to military standards. "I know people say that I was a sadist. I was called a bastard many times, but never mind. Those chaps that I've spoken to since are good citizens and have fitted in well. We dealt with the things the way we saw it at the time and there was no grizzling and the job went on." Hill, who lived in Rolleston, was patron of the Rolleston Rugby Club when he died at the age of 92.
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Tiny Hill's Timeline
| 1927 |
April 9, 1927
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New Plymouth, South Island, New Zealand
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| 2019 |
October 2, 2019
Age 92
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Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
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