Carl Henry Hoeft (born 13 November 1974) is a former

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footballer from New Zealand, currently working as coach. His usual position was at loosehead prop. He was a part of the

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squad at both the

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and

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s. Hoeft was known as a powerful scrummager. He played club rugby for the

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in New Zealand and for

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and

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in France. After his retirement from rugby in late 2011 he became coach and entered the provincial side Waikato's staff as assistant for the scrum.

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IRB 2003 profile

ERC Rugby profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoeft, Carl 1974 births New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players New Zealand sportspeople of Cook Island descent New Zealand people of Dutch descent New Zealand people of German descent New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent New Zealand sportspeople of Tongan descent Highlanders (rugby union) players Rugby union props New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in France Living people Rugby union players from Auckland 1999 Rugby World Cup players 2003 Rugby World Cup players Castres Olympique players Thames Valley rugby union players Otago rugby union players