Hill won 15 caps for Wales over a period of ten years and was given the team captaincy on four occasions.

In 1888 Hill experienced his first international win, when he was part of the Wales team that beat Scotland at Rodney Parade.

In December 1888, Hill was selected to captain Wales against the first Southern Hemisphere touring team to Britain when he faced the New Zealand Māoris.

Wales employed the four threequarters system during the game, the first time since it was abandoned after the failure of the tactic against Scotland in 1886.

The Welsh were victorious and Hill was given the captaincy for the opening game of the 1889 Home Nations Championship to Scotland.