Michael Hook (born 14 December 1982)Newport RFC rugby profile
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skills coach and Head coach at the Ospreys and Welsh Premiership team the Bridgend Ravens respectively. Hook played the position of

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. Brother of

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international James Hook he has represented Wales U16S up to U21s playing in two U21 world cups as well as being a part of the Grand Slam winning U21s team in 2003. As a coach Mike led the resurgence of Pontypool RFC in 2012 and Was head coach at Bridgend Ravens for their Swalec cup title win in 2015. Mike grew up playing rugby in the Southern Welsh industrial town of

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, playing for such clubs as

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before turning pro at senior level with

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. He moved as a professional from Newport to Bristol Shoguns in 2003 where he suffered a shoulder injury that kept him out of the game for over a year. He made a comeback which included a season with Rugby league side the Celtic Crusaders. He played the 2006–2007 season for Cornish side

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in the English National Division where he broke their all-time points record. In a ''

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'' article he commented that he still has ambitions to play for the Welsh full side. During the 2007–08 season Hook played firstly in National Division 1 with Pertemps Bees before signing for Newport RFC in the Welsh Premiership. Cont... He is mentioned in

Gavin Henson Gavin Lloyd Henson (born 1 February 1982) is a Welsh former professional rugby union player, who played as a fly-half, fullback and inside centre. Between 2000 and 2019 he played for Llanelli, Swansea RFC, the Ospreys, Saracens, Toulon, Ca ...

's autobiography as one of the players that beat him to a place for the Wales Fira Team. Mike took up coaching after retiring from the game due to a serious neck injury. Roles which include to date, Defence and Head coach at

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. Backs and Head coach at Bridgend Ravens and Skills Coach of the Regional side the Ospreys.

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1982 births Living people Aberavon RFC players Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C. players Crusaders Rugby League players 21st-century Welsh sportsmen Llanelli RFC players Newport RFC players Pontypool RFC players Rugby league players from Port Talbot Rugby union players from Port Talbot Rugby union fly-halves Welsh rugby league players Welsh rugby union coaches Welsh rugby union players {{wales-rugbyunion-bio-stub