many major signings by the club, to help with their ambitions of reaching the Premiership within 5 seasons under new owner Mike Aland. He reached the 200-point landmark in his 13th appearance of the 2011-12 season against Broadstreet, the team he also hit the 300-point mark against on 14 April. On 3 March 2012, in the home match against South Leicester, Hinton broke the Lions' record for points in a season. Rugby won the league with two games remaining on 31 March 2012, with Hinton kicking 3 penalties (and receiving a yellow card) in a 19-14 win over Dudley Kingswinford. At the end of season awards dinner, Hinton was awarded a special award for having scored the most points for the Lions in the season, finishing with 315. This consisted of 12 tries, 13 penalties and 108 conversions. In the summer of 2012, Hinton announced his retirement from Rugby. References External links Leeds profile Newport Gwent Dragons profile 1979 births Living people English rugby union players Leeds Tykes players Moseley Rugby Football Club players Dragons RFC players People educated at King's School, Worcester Rugby union players from Birmingham, West Midlands Rugby union fullbacks