Rob Hoadley (born 28 March 1980) is an English

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former player and current coach. He is the former head coach of the

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(MLR).

Professional career

Hoadley was born in

Hammersmith Hammersmith is a district of West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. ...

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

. He joined

London Irish London Irish RFC is a professional rugby union club which competes in the Premiership, the top division of English rugby union. The club has also competed in the Anglo-Welsh Cup, the European Champions Cup and European Challenge Cup. While ...

in 1999, spending five seasons with the club and winning the

Powergen Cup The RFU Knockout Cup was an English rugby union competition open to any member of the Rugby Football Union. First contested in 1971, it was the premier competition in English club rugby before the establishment of the English league structure in 1 ...

in 2002. In 2004, Hoadley moved away from London Irish to join rivals

London Wasps Wasps Rugby Football Club is a professional rugby union team. They last played in Premiership Rugby, the top division of English rugby until being suspended on 12 October 2022. On 17 October 2022 the club entered administration, resulting in r ...

. During his time at London Wasps the club won the 2004-05

English Premiership The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...

(he scored a try in the final as a replacement fullback), 2005–06

Anglo-Welsh Cup The Anglo-Welsh Cup (), was a cross-border rugby union knock-out cup competition that featured the 12 Premiership Rugby clubs and the four Welsh regions. It was a created as a replacement for the RFU Knockout Cup, which featured only English clubs ...

, 2006-07

Heineken Cup The European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the Heineken Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) is an annual rugby union tournament organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the top-tier competition for clubs who compete in a pre ...

(he did not play in the final), and 2007–08

(he did not play in the final).

Coaching career

Hoadley joined the coaching staff at

in 2009 as a Defence Coach. Hoadley was appointed Defence Coach for the Wales under-20 team in 2009. Hoadley was the backs coach for the

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during the 2016 Americas Rugby Championship."Hoadley Named San Diego Assistant"
This Is American Rugby. Hoadley was announced as assistant coach for the

San Diego Breakers The San Diego Breakers were an United States, American professional rugby union team that played in the short lived PRO Rugby competition. They were based in San Diego, California, and played their home games at Torero Stadium. History PRO Rugb ...

in early 2016.

References

External links

Wasps profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoadley, Rob 1980 births Living people Wasps RFC players Sportspeople from Hammersmith Major League Rugby coaches San Diego Legion Rugby union players from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham