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'''David Hobbs''' was one of the best second row forwards to play the game of Rugby League.He Played for [[Bradford Bulls]] from 1990 - 1994. he was also player Coach from 1989-1991, he lefted the Club in 94 to play for [[Wakefield Trinity]]
{{About|the rugby league footballer, and coach|other people named David Hobbs|David Hobbs (disambiguation)}}
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before = [[Harry Seaborne]] |
{{Infobox rugby league biography
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|name = David Hobbs
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|source = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/david-hobbs/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Hobbs&submit=Go&c=England|title=England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Hobbs&submit=Go&c=GB|title=Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/coaches/david-hobbs/summary.html|title=Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref>Rothmans RL Yearbook 1990-91 by Raymond Fletcher and David Howes, page 118 {{ISBN|9780356178516}}</ref>
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'''David Hobbs''' (born 13 September 1958) is an English former professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and [[Coach (sport)|coached]] in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] and [[England national rugby league team|England]], and at club level for [[Featherstone Rovers]] ([[List of Featherstone Rovers players|Heritage No. 549]]), [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]], [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]] and [[Wakefield Trinity]] ([[List of Wakefield Trinity players|Heritage No. 1055]]) ([[Captain (sports)|captain]]), as a {{rlp|pr|sr}} or {{rlp|lf}}, and coached at club level for [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]], [[Wakefield Trinity]] and [[Featherstone Rovers]].
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==Background==
[[Category:Living people|Hobbs, David]]
David Hobbs was born in [[Hemsworth]], [[Wakefield]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], England.

==Playing career==
Hobbs made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Monday 27 March 1978, he later played at {{rlp|sr}} and was [[player of the match|man of the match]] winning the [[Lance Todd trophy]] in [[Featherstone Rovers]]' 14–12 victory over [[Hull F.C.]] in the [[1983 Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1982–83 Rugby Football League season|1982–83 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 7 May 1983, in front of a crowd of 84,969, in one of the biggest upsets in Wembley history, during his time at Featherstone Rovers, he scored fifty 3-point tries, and sixteen 4-point tries.

Hobbs played at {{rlp|pr}} and scored a [[Try (rugby)|conversion]] in [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]]'s 6–27 defeat by [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] in the [[1986 Lancashire Cup]] Final during the [[1986–87 Rugby Football League season|1986–87 season]] at [[Knowsley Road]], [[St Helens, Merseyside|St. Helens]] on Sunday 19 October 1986.<ref name="1986-1987 Lancashire Cup Final">{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=684|title=1986–1987 Lancashire Cup Final|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2011|access-date=1 January 2012|archive-date=28 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228114305/http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=684|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He was later transferred from [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]] to [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]].

Hobbs played as an [[Rugby league positions#Interchange|interchange]]/[[Substitution (sport)|substitute]] (replacing {{rlp|pr}} [[Jeff Grayshon]]) and scored 2-[[Try (rugby)|conversion]]s in [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]]'s 12–12 draw with [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]] in the [[1987 Yorkshire Cup]] Final during the [[1987–88 Rugby Football League season|1987–88 season]] at [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] on Saturday 17 October 1987, played at {{rlp|pr}}, scored a [[Try (rugby)|conversion]], and a [[drop goal]] in the 11–2 victory over [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]] in the [[1987 Yorkshire Cup]] Final [[replay (sports)|replay]] during the [[1987–88 Rugby Football League season|1987–88 season]] at [[Elland Road]], [[Leeds]] on Saturday 31 October 1987, played at {{rlp|sr}}, was [[Captain (sports)|captain]], and scored two [[Try (rugby)|conversion]]s in the 20–14 victory over [[Featherstone Rovers]] in the [[1989 Yorkshire Cup]] Final during the [[1989–90 Rugby Football League season|1989–90 season]] at [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] on Sunday 5 November 1989, and played at {{rlp|sr}}, was coach, and scored a [[Try (rugby)|conversion]] in the 6–28 defeat by [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]] in the [[1991 Yorkshire Cup]] Final during the [[1991–92 Rugby Football League season|1991–92 season]] at [[Elland Road]], [[Leeds]] on Sunday 20 October 1991.

Hobbs was the [[Coach (sport)|coach]], played at {{rlp|pr}} and scored a [[Try (rugby)|conversion]] in [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]]'s 2–12 defeat by [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] in the [[1990–91 League Cup (rugby league)|1990–91 Regal Trophy]] Final during the [[1990–91 Rugby Football League season|1990–91 season]] at [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] on Saturday 12 January 1991, and was the [[Coach (sport)|coach]], played at {{rlp|pr}} and scored a [[Try (rugby)|conversion]] in the 15–8 defeat by [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] in the [[1992–93 League Cup (rugby league)|1992–93 Regal Trophy]] Final during the [[1992–93 Rugby Football League season|1992–93 season]] at [[Elland Road]], [[Leeds]] on Saturday 23 January 1993.<ref name="23rd January 1993: Bradford 8 Wigan 15 (Regal Trophy Final)">{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3004|title=23rd January 1993: Bradford 8 Wigan 15 (Regal Trophy Final)|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2014|access-date=1 January 2015|archive-date=19 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619140552/http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3004|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Hobbs also won [[Cap (sport)|cap]]s for [[England national rugby league team|England]] while at Featherstone Rovers in 1984 against Wales,<ref name="England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk"/> and won [[Cap (sport)|cap]]s for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] while at Featherstone Rovers in 1984 against France (2 matches), Australia, Australia (sub), New Zealand (3 matches), and Papua New Guinea, while at Oldham in 1987 against France (2 matches), and while at Bradford Northern in 1989 against New Zealand, and New Zealand (sub).<ref name="Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk"/>

Hobbs won a [[Cap (sport)|cap]] for [[Rugby League War of the Roses|Yorkshire]] while at [[Featherstone Rovers]]; during the [[1982–83 Rugby Football League season|1982–83 season]] as an [[Rugby league positions#Interchange|interchange]]/[[Substitution (sport)|substitute]] against [[Cumbria rugby league team|Cumbria]].

==Coaching career==
Hobbs became coach at Bradford Northern until he left for [[Wakefield Trinity]] in 1994. He then went to Halifax as Director of Football. His brother, [[Kevin Hobbs (rugby league)|Kevin Hobbs]], also played for, and [[Coach (sport)|coach]]ed Featherstone Rovers in 1999.

In 2005, Hobbs was appointed coach of his first team, Featherstone Rovers halfway through the season after [[Gary Price (rugby league, born 1969)|Gary Price]] left, however he failed to save Featherstone Rovers from relegation.

==Honoured at Featherstone Rovers==
David Hobbs is a Featherstone Rovers Hall of Fame inductee.<ref name="Featherstone Rovers legends added to Hall of Fame">{{cite web|url=http://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk/news/featherstone-rovers-legends-added-to-hall-of-fame-1-8214653|title=Featherstone Rovers legends added to Hall of Fame|publisher=pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk|date=5 November 2016|access-date=1 January 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928083428/http://www.featherstonerovers.com/davidhobbs.php Profile at featherstonerovers.com]
*(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20090608015111/http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/content/History/3572/Bull%20Masters%20-%20David%20Hobbs Bull Masters – David Hobbs]
*[http://www.orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/HTML%20docs/player_stats_h.htm Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050407063952/http://www.orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/HTML%20docs/player_stats_h.htm |date=7 April 2005 }}

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Latest revision as of 20:10, 16 March 2024

This article is about the rugby league footballer, and coach. For other people named David Hobbs, see David Hobbs (disambiguation).

David Hobbs
Personal information
Born (1958-09-13) 13 September 1958 (age 65)
Hemsworth, Wakefield, England
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1978–85 Featherstone Rovers 172+33 66 105 15 439
1984–87 Oldham 59+1 11 108 5 265
1987–94 Bradford Northern 212+12 30 501 32 1154
1994 Wakefield Trinity 7+3 0 1 1 3
Total 499 107 715 53 1861
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1984 England 1 0 0 0 0
1984–89 Great Britain 10+2 1 5 0 14
1982–89 Yorkshire 6+1 2 16 0 40
1982 GB Under 24 2 0 7 0 14
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1989 Bradford Northern
1990–93 Bradford Northern 0 0 0 0
1994–95 Wakefield Trinity
2005–08 Featherstone Rovers
Total 0 0 0 0

David Hobbs (born 13 September 1958) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers (Heritage No. 549), Oldham, Bradford Northern and Wakefield Trinity (Heritage No. 1055) (captain), as a prop, second-row or loose forward, and coached at club level for Bradford Northern, Wakefield Trinity and Featherstone Rovers.

Background[edit]

David Hobbs was born in Hemsworth, Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Playing career[edit]

Hobbs made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Monday 27 March 1978, he later played at second-row and was man of the match winning the Lance Todd trophy in Featherstone Rovers' 14–12 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1983 Challenge Cup Final during the 1982–83 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 7 May 1983, in front of a crowd of 84,969, in one of the biggest upsets in Wembley history, during his time at Featherstone Rovers, he scored fifty 3-point tries, and sixteen 4-point tries.

Hobbs played at prop and scored a conversion in Oldham's 6–27 defeat by Wigan in the 1986 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1986–87 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Sunday 19 October 1986.[6]

He was later transferred from Oldham to Bradford Northern.

Hobbs played as an interchange/substitute (replacing prop Jeff Grayshon) and scored 2-conversions in Bradford Northern's 12–12 draw with Castleford in the 1987 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1987–88 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 17 October 1987, played at prop, scored a conversion, and a drop goal in the 11–2 victory over Castleford in the 1987 Yorkshire Cup Final replay during the 1987–88 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 31 October 1987, played at second-row, was captain, and scored two conversions in the 20–14 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1989 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1989–90 season at Headingley, Leeds on Sunday 5 November 1989, and played at second-row, was coach, and scored a conversion in the 6–28 defeat by Castleford in the 1991 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1991–92 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Sunday 20 October 1991.

Hobbs was the coach, played at prop and scored a conversion in Bradford Northern's 2–12 defeat by Warrington in the 1990–91 Regal Trophy Final during the 1990–91 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 12 January 1991, and was the coach, played at prop and scored a conversion in the 15–8 defeat by Wigan in the 1992–93 Regal Trophy Final during the 1992–93 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 23 January 1993.[7]

Hobbs also won caps for England while at Featherstone Rovers in 1984 against Wales,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Featherstone Rovers in 1984 against France (2 matches), Australia, Australia (sub), New Zealand (3 matches), and Papua New Guinea, while at Oldham in 1987 against France (2 matches), and while at Bradford Northern in 1989 against New Zealand, and New Zealand (sub).[3]

Hobbs won a cap for Yorkshire while at Featherstone Rovers; during the 1982–83 season as an interchange/substitute against Cumbria.

Coaching career[edit]

Hobbs became coach at Bradford Northern until he left for Wakefield Trinity in 1994. He then went to Halifax as Director of Football. His brother, Kevin Hobbs, also played for, and coached Featherstone Rovers in 1999.

In 2005, Hobbs was appointed coach of his first team, Featherstone Rovers halfway through the season after Gary Price left, however he failed to save Featherstone Rovers from relegation.

Honoured at Featherstone Rovers[edit]

David Hobbs is a Featherstone Rovers Hall of Fame inductee.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ Rothmans RL Yearbook 1990-91 by Raymond Fletcher and David Howes, page 118 ISBN 9780356178516
  6. ^ "1986–1987 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  7. ^ "23rd January 1993: Bradford 8 Wigan 15 (Regal Trophy Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Featherstone Rovers legends added to Hall of Fame". pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.

External links[edit]

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