Sam Hobbs (rugby union)

Sam Hobbs (born 13 May 1988, Brecon)^[1] is a Welsh rugby union player. A prop forward, he made his full professional debut for the Cardiff Blues regional team on 9 January 2010 having previously played for Pontypridd RFC.

Sam Hobbs

Birth name	Sam Hobbs
Date of birth	(1988-05-13) 13 May 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Brecon, Wales
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	121 kg (19 st 1 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2010–2016 Cardiff Blues 126 (45) 2016–2018 Dragons 42 (15) Correct as of 28 May 2018 International career Years Team Apps (Points) Wales U20

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. Hobbs played for the Dragons for two seasons, before being released at the end of the 2017–18 season^[2] 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 32-man training squad for the summer 2013 tour to Japan;^[3] however, he was not capped on the tour.

He was released by the Dragons 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.