Carl Hoeft

Carl Henry Hoeft (born 13 November 1974) is a former rugby union footballer from New Zealand, currently working as coach.

Carl Hoeft

Birth name	Carl Henry Hoeft
Date of birth	(1974-11-13) 13 November 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
School	Te Aroha College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Dunedin Pirates, Te Aroha COBRAS () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2005-2011 Castres Olympique () 2011-2011 Stade Toulousain () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1994–1995 Thames Valley 37 () 1996–2005 Otago 70 () Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1997–2005 Highlanders 98 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1998–2003 New Zealand 30 (0)

His usual position was at loosehead prop. He was a part of the New Zealand national rugby union team squad at both the 1999 and 2003 Rugby World Cups. Hoeft was known as a powerful scrummager.

He played club rugby for the Highlanders (rugby union) in New Zealand and for Castres Olympique and Toulouse 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.

External links

• Carl Hoeft at the All Blacks (archived)
• IRB 2003 profile
• ERC Rugby profile