Life now looking greener for Hill on the baize

A hugely successful underage player at home and abroad, Cork's Aaron Hill, set for his latest appearance at the World Championship qualifiers, has already had career ups and downs.

Fri, 12 Apr, 2024 - 06:17

Brendan O'Brien

Planes, trains and automobiles? That was only the half of it. Throw in a ferry, a bus journey and a couple of spins in a car or a taxi into the mix and the backdrop for Aaron Hill’s first visit to China finally starts to cobble together.

It got going in Llanelli, of all places, at an U16 international tournament. There was a 3am boat back to Rosslare, a flight from Dublin, a stopover in Dubai and at least two more modes of transport to reach the city of Jinan for the World Youth Championships.