Sam Hobbs (born 13 May 1988,

Brecon Brecon (; cy, Aberhonddu; ), archaically known as Brecknock, is a market town in Powys, mid Wales. In 1841, it had a population of 5,701. The population in 2001 was 7,901, increasing to 8,250 at the 2011 census. Historically it was the coun ...

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

Cardiff Blues Cardiff Rugby ( cy, Rygbi Caerdydd) are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams. They compete in the United Rugby Championship and in European Professional Club Rugby competitions. Based in Cardiff, the team play at Cardiff ...

regional team on 9 January 2010 having previously played for

Pontypridd RFC Pontypridd Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Pontypridd) are a rugby union team from Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. They compete in the Indigo Group Premiership, which they won for four consecutive seasons between 2012 and 2015, and ...

. 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 A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ...

. Hobbs played for the Dragons 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

Wales national rugby union team The Wales national rugby union team ( cy, Tîm rygbi'r undeb cenedlaethol Cymru) represents Wales in men's international rugby union. Its governing body, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), was established in 1881, the same year that Wales played the ...

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 one 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 Rugby union players from Brecon Rugby union props {{Wales-rugbyunion-bio-stub