Philip "Phil" G. Hogan (born 10 October 1954
) is an English
sports therapist,
and former professional
rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for
Great Britain and
England, and at club level for
Holker Pioneers ARLFC,
Barrow
Barrow may refer to:
Places
England
* Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
** Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, local authority encompassing the wider area
** Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency)
* Barrow, Cheshire
* Barrow, Gloucestershire
* Barro ...
(two spells) and
Hull Kingston Rovers as a or .
Followong retirement from rugby Phil started his own gym in his local town before later moving into coaching at local rugby union club Furness Rugby Club. Whilst coaching Phil helped develop many local rugby talents that went on to represent the county including players such as Philip Brockbank and Corne Els.
Background
Phil Hogan was born and raised in
Barrow-in-Furness,
Lancashire, England. Younger brother of Steve Hogan whose outstanding contributions to the Barrow team led to the coach giving Phil his chance for the 1st team at age 15 in the hopes he would be as good as Steve.
Playing career
1977-1979 Great Britain International
1979 Great Britain Lions Tour of Australia & New Zealand
1977 World Cup Finalist
1978 World Record Transfer Fee (Barrow to Hull KR)
1979 England International
1983/84,1984/85 RL Championship Winner
1979/80 RL Challenge Cup Winner
1980/81 RL Premiership Winner (Try scorer in the final)
1984/85 John Player Trophy Winner (Try scorer in the final)
1985/86 Yorkshire Cup Winner
International honours
Phil Hogan won a
cap for
England while at Hull Kingston Rovers in 1979 against France,
and won
caps for
Great Britain while at Barrow in the
1977 Rugby League World Cup
The 1977 Rugby League World Cup was the eighth Rugby League World Cup tournament and was held in Australasia, with games played during May and June in both Australia and New Zealand. It featured four teams: Great Britain and France in addition t ...
against France, New Zealand, and Australia (2 matches), in 1978 against Australia (sub), while at Hull Kingston Rovers in 1979 against Australia, Australia (sub), New Zealand, and New Zealand (sub).
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Phil Hogan was a
substitute in
Hull Kingston Rovers' 10–5 victory over
Hull F.C. in the
1979–80 Challenge Cup
The 1979–80 Challenge Cup, for sponsorship reasons known as the 1979–80 State Express Challenge Cup was the 79th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.
The final was the first Hull Cup final derby, with ...
Final during the
1979–80 season at
Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3 May 1980, in front of a crowd of 95,000, and played left- in the 9–18 defeat by
Widnes in the
1980–81 Challenge Cup
The 1980–81 Challenge Cup was the 80th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. Known as the Three Fives Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, the final was contested by Widnes and Hull Kingston Rovers at Wembley ...
Final during the
1980–81 season at
Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1981, in front of a crowd of 92,496.
County Cup Final appearances
Phil Hogan played left- and scored 2-
goals in
Hull Kingston Rovers' 7–8 defeat by
Leeds in the
1980–81 Yorkshire Cup
The 1980–81 Yorkshire Cup was the seventy-third occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.
Leeds winning the trophy by beating Hull Kingston Rovers by the score of 8-7
The match was played at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield ...
Final during the
1979–80 season at
Fartown Ground,
Huddersfield on Saturday 8 November 1980, and played right- (replaced by
substitute Andy Kelly) in the 22–18 victory over
Castleford in the
1985–86 Yorkshire Cup
The 1985–86 Yorkshire Cup was the seventy-eighth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, no "leavers", but one new entrant in the form of newcomers to the league ...
Final during the
1985–86 season at
Headingley,
Leeds on Sunday 27 October 1985.
Premiership Trophy Final appearances
Phil Hogan played left- in and scored a try
Hull Kingston Rovers' 11–7 victory over
Hull F.C. in the
Premiership Final during the
1980–81 season at
Headingley,
Leeds on Saturday 16 May 1981.
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances
Phil Hogan played in
Hull Kingston Rovers' 3–13 defeat by
Hull F.C. in the
1979 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy
Events
January
* January 1
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Final during the
1979–80 season at
The Boulevard,
Hull
Hull may refer to:
Structures
* Chassis, of an armored fighting vehicle
* Fuselage, of an aircraft
* Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
* Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a ship
* Submarine hull
Mathematics
* Affine hull, in affi ...
on Tuesday 18 December 1979.
John Player/John Player Special Trophy Final appearances
Phil Hogan played left- in
Hull Kingston Rovers' 4–12 defeat by
Hull F.C. in the
1981–82 John Player Trophy Final during the
1981–82 season at
Headingley,
Leeds on Saturday 23 January 1982, and played right- and scored a
try in the 12–0 victory over
Hull F.C. in the
1984–85 John Player Special Trophy Final during the
1984–85 season at
Boothferry Park,
Kingston upon Hull on Saturday 26 January 1985.
Club career
Phil Hogan was transferred from Barrow to Hull Kingston Rovers in 1978 for a then
world record fee of £33,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £249,700 in 2013).
References
External links
*(archived by web.archive.org
Back on the Wembley trail*(archived by web.archive.org
Barrow RL’s great Britons
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hogan, Philip
1954 births
Living people
Barrow Raiders players
England national rugby league team players
English rugby league players
Great Britain national rugby league team players
Hull Kingston Rovers players
Rugby league locks
Rugby league second-rows
Rugby league players from Barrow-in-Furness