Sam Hobbs (rugby union)
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| Birth name | Sam Hobbs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 May 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brecon, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 121 kg (19 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sam Hobbs (born 13 May 1988, Brecon)[1] is a Welsh rugby union player. A prop forward, he made his full professional debut for the Cardiff Blues regional team on 9 January 2010 having previously played for Pontypridd RFC.
After six years at the Blues, during which time he made a total of 126 appearances, he was released at the end of the 2015–16 season to sign for the Blues' regional rivals the Dragons. Hobbs played for the Dragons two seasons, before being released at the end of the 2017–18 season[2] after making 36 appearances.
Hobbs is a former Wales Under-19 and Under-20 international. In May 2013 he was selected in the Wales national rugby union team 32-man training squad for the summer 2013 tour to Japan.;[3] however he was not capped on the tour.
He was released by the Dragons regional team at the end of the 2017–18 season.
Personal life[edit]
Sam married Elin, in 2014. They have one daughter and a son together.
References[edit]
- ^ Pontypridd RFC profile Archived 10 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The NINETEEN players and two coaches definitely leaving the Dragons as depth of overhaul revealed". WalesOnline. 2 May 2018.
- ^ Wales squad
External links[edit]
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