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Full Name	Robert Hiller
Date of Birth	14 October 1942
Place of Birth	Woking
Height (cm)	188
Weight (kg)	86
Schools Attended	Bec School

Appearances for England
Played	Capt.	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Points
19	7	3	12	33	2	138

Hiller was unfortunate to be second choice full-back on consecutive Lions tours behind Tom Kiernan in 1968 and JPR Williams in 1971. A dependable player and a talented kicker Hiller excelled for Harlequins, Surrey and England captaining his country 7 times from his 19 appearances while scoring 138 points including 3 tries.

Only Barry John was to match his record of scoring in every game in which he played, on the 1971 Lions tour, and he amassed 110 points in only 11 matches. Known for a sharp wit and a staccato style of parlance, Hiller’s popularity comes as much from his unquenchable team spirit as his humour despite being confined solely to mid-week tour duties.

British & Irish Lions Appearances

Date	Against	Pos.	(C)	T	C	P	DG	Pts
10/08/1971	Bay of Plenty	FB			1	3		11
04/08/1971	Manawatu / Horowhenua	FB		1	3	3		18
21/07/1971	Poverty Bay / East Coast	FB				1	1	6
14/07/1971	Wairarapa / Bush	FB	Y		1			2
03/07/1971	Taranaki	FB			1	1	1	8
22/06/1971	Marlborough / Nelson Bays	FB			5			10
16/06/1971	West Coast / Buller	FB		1	6	1		18
09/06/1971	South C'bury / Mid C'bury / North Otago	FB			2	2		10
29/05/1971	Waikato	FB			3			6
26/05/1971	Wanganui / King Country	FB			2	3		13
12/05/1971	Queensland	FB			1	2		8
22/07/1968	North East Cape	FB			5	2		16
17/07/1968	Border	FB			1	5	2	23
08/07/1968	Boland	FB			1	1		5
29/06/1968	Eastern Transvaal	FB			5	1		13
15/06/1968	South West Africa	FB		1	1	2		11
12/06/1968	North West Cape	FB			2	2		10
29/05/1968	Eastern Province	FB		1	1	3		14
25/05/1968	South West Districts	FB			3	2		12
Total (Capped)		0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total (Provincial)		19	1	4	44	34	4	214
Total (All Games)		19	1	4	44	34	4	214