Sam Hobbs (born 13 May 1988,

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rugby union player. A prop forward, he made his full professional debut for the

Cardiff Blues Cardiff Rugby () are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams. Based in Cardiff, the team play at Cardiff Arms Park. Originally formed in 1876, from 2003 to 2021 the first team was known as the Cardiff Blues before rebranding back ...

regional team on 9 January 2010 having previously played for

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. 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

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. Hobbs played for the Dragons for two seasons, before being released at the end of the 2017–18 season after making 36 appearances. Hobbs is a former Wales Under-19 and Under-20 international. In May 2013 he was selected in the

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32-man training squad for the summer 2013 tour to Japan;Wales squad
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regional team at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Personal life

Sam married Elin in 2014. They have a daughter and a son together.

References

External links

Dragons profile
1988 births Living people Welsh rugby union players Cardiff Rugby players Pontypridd RFC players Dragons RFC players 21st-century Welsh sportsmen Rugby union players from Brecon Rugby union props {{Wales-rugbyunion-bio-stub