Paul Sidney Hodder (born 13 April 1965) is a former New Zealand

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player and

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er, and is now a rugby union

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Rugby union

Hodder was born in

Hamilton, New Zealand Hamilton ( mi, Kirikiriroa) is an inland city in the North Island of New Zealand. Located on the banks of the Waikato River, it is the seat and most populous city of the Waikato, Waikato region. With a territorial population of , it is the count ...

. He played under-age rugby union for

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and New Zealand, and played 10 senior matches for Waikato in 1985. He spent the 1990s in the north-east of England as a professional, playing for and coaching

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and

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. Hodder returned to New Zealand in 2001, working as a rugby development officer and high performance manager with Waikato Rugby. He then spent four years in Japan as coach of the

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. When the city of

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suffered extensive damage in the

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, the rugby ground became a relief hub, and Hodder and his team took a prominent part working voluntarily in local relief operations. Since 2015 Hodder has worked as rugby and cricket coach at

St Paul's Collegiate School St Paul's Collegiate School is a private (independent) Anglican secondary school in Hamilton, New Zealand. Opened in 1959 originally as a boys only school, the school began admitting girls in years 12 to 13 in 1985, then girls in years 11 t ...

. One of the boys he coached there is

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, who is now an international player. In 2021 Hodder was appointed the school's Director of Rugby. He is also Head Coach of the Waikato Chiefs under-20 development team and is a coaching developer at the

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Cricket

An all-rounder, Hodder played under-19 cricket for

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from 1981 to 1983. He played in four

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matches for Northern Districts in 1986–87.

Personal life

Hodder and his wife Krista have five children.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hodder, Paul Living people Cricketers from Hamilton, New Zealand Rugby union players from Hamilton, New Zealand New Zealand cricketers New Zealand rugby union players Northern Districts cricketers Waikato rugby union players West Hartlepool R.F.C. players New Zealand rugby union coaches 1965 births New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in England