412:. Hilton also coaches Clifton RFC Under-14s, who in the 2016/17 season won the Gloucester County Cup, the Nando's Cup, the Bristol Combination 7s Cup and were finalists in the Bristol Combination Cup. Clifton later went on to win the Bristol Combination cup as well as another Nando's Cup and three more Bristol combination 7s cups.
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Scotland - Hilton discovered his grandfather's birth was registered in Bristol and not Edinburgh as he believed. Hilton claimed that his grandfather was born 16 weeks before the Bristol registration but he could not prove whether or not his grandfather was
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544:"Unions avoid fines over 'grannygate' saga"
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836:English people of Scottish descent
75:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
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816:Rugby union players from Bristol
338:, until his retirement in 2008.
512:"Eligibility row hits Scotland"
473:"IRB to decide on Hilton case"
433:"The Third Heineken Cup Final"
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272:David Ivor Walter Hilton
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325:Welsh-Scottish League
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500:. 20 September 2012.
342:International career
183:International career
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530:walesonline
443:24 February
276:rugby union
98:Position(s)
26:Dave Hilton
770:Categories
666:Wainwright
656:Richardson
548:ESPN scrum
419:References
371:Grannygate
46:1970-04-03
32:Birth name
210:1995-2002
167:2003-2008
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646:Morrison
636:McKenzie
616:Campbell
604:Forwards
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651:Peters
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626:Hilton
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348:Canada
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80:Weight
72:Height
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232:Years
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445:2017
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