Zane Hilton (born 1981) is an Australian professional rugby union coach. He is currently an assistant coach of the Super Rugby team the Melbourne Rebels.[1][2] He was appointed as head coach of the Melbourne Rising team in Australia's National Rugby Championship in 2015.[3]

Zane Hilton
Birth nameZane Hilton
Date of birth1981 (age 42–43)
SchoolSt Joseph's College, Nudgee
Rugby union career
Position(s) Head coach Melbourne Rising
Coaching career
Years Team
2009–11 Brothers Old Boys
2012–13 Kyuden Voltex
2014 Canon Eagles
2015 Melbourne Rising

Hilton began his rugby coaching career as manager of the Regional College for the Queensland Reds from 2002 to 2006.[4] He was an assistant coach at Italian club Benetton in Treviso for the 2006–07 season and at University of Queensland for 2007 and 2008.[1] Hilton then joined Brothers for two seasons, winning the Queensland Premier Rugby competition in his first year as head coach in 2009.[1]

He re-located to Japan in 2011 for four years, coaching at Kyuden Voltex and Canon Eagles including a season at each club as head coach. After returning home to Australia, Hilton was contracted as the forwards coach for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby for the 2015 season.[1][2] He was appointed as head coach of the Melbourne Rising for the 2015 National Rugby Championship.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Schlink, Leo (4 September 2014). "Todd Louden, Zane Hilton join Melbourne Rebels coaching staff as Matt Cockbain, Sean Hedger depart". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Todd Louden added to Rebels coaching ranks". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Zane Hilton: Assistant Coach". Melbourne Rebels. 2014. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Zane Hilton". Linkedin. 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.