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Ex-Rangers defender Clint Hill helps keep Julio Baptista quiet in QPR trial game four months after Ibrox release

A general view of the stadium before the Carabao Cup Second Round match between Queens Park Rangers and Brentford at Loftus Road on August 22, 2017...
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Hill was released by Rangers boss Pedro Caixinha after one season at Ibrox.

Clint Hill of Rangers  is seen on arrival at the stadium prior to the Scottish Cup Semi-Final match between Celtic and Rangers at Hampden Park on April 23, 2017 in Glasgow, Scotland.Former Rangers defender Clint Hill

Former Glasgow Rangers defender Clint Hill is back at the Gers’ English namesakes, Queens Park Rangers, on trial.

The 38-year-old was released by Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha in May and had been training with League Two sides Chesterfield and Carlisle United.

But QPR – the club he left for Ibrox 15 months ago – could offer Hill a return to the Championship if he impresses back in West London.

James Milner of Manchester City heads the ball under pressure from Clint Hill of QPR during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Queens Park Rangers at the Etihad...Clint Hill in action for QPR (left)

And things appear to be going well so far, with the Liverpudlian helping QPR’s Under-23s to a 5-0 win against a Bolton Wanderers side containing 47-cap former Brazil international Julio Baptista.

Hill played 60 minutes at Harlington, as goals from Aramide Oteh (2), Danny Rowe and Chay Tilt (2) sealed an emphatic fourth-straight league victory for Paul Hall’s team.

Clint Hill of Rangers scores during the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Rangers at Celtic Park on March 12, 2017 in Glasgow, Scotland.Clint Hill scoring for Rangers against Celtic

Some Glasgow Rangers fans were disappointed to lose Hill after a season in which he finished the club’s fourth top scorer with six goals from 30 appearances.

Nevertheless, the subsequent signings of Fabio Cardoso and Bruno Alves are likely to have restricted his chances at Ibrox.

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