Samuel Hoare (born 12 August 1991) is an Australian professional

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footballer who plays for the

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in the Queensland Cup. Primarily a , he previously played for the

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Background

Born and raised in

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, Hoare played his junior football for the Rockhampton Brothers and attended

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before being signed by the

Playing career

In 2009, Hoare played for the Townsville Stingers in the Mal Meninga Cup. Later that season, he made his debut for the Cowboys' NYC, for whom he played for until 2011. In 2011, Hoare suffered a season-ending knee injury, missing the NYC Grand Final. In 2012, Hoare moved into the Cowboys' NRL squad and played for the club's

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affiliate, the

Mackay Cutters The Mackay Cutters are a semi-professional rugby league football club based in Mackay, Queensland. They compete in Queensland's top rugby league competition, the Queensland Cup. The club was admitted to the Queensland Cup in 2007, alongside th ...

. On 28 June 2012, Hoare re-signed with the Cowboys on a 2-year contract. In 2013, Hoare played for the

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and was a member of the Mackay side that won the

Grand Final.

2014

In round 17 of the

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, Hoare made his

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debut for the Cowboys against the St. George Illawarra Dragons. On 24 July 2014, Hoare re-signed with the Cowboys on a 2-year contract. In 2014, Hoare was again selected for the Queensland Residents, but had to withdraw due to being called up for his NRL debut.

2015

In January 2015, Hoare was a member of the newly established QAS Emerging Maroons squad. He played 8 games for the Cowboys in 2015, starting at prop in the side's 8–0 win over the

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in Round 11.

2016

Hoare started the 2016 season playing for the Cowboys' feeder club, the

, in the

. He was ruled out for the season in March after suffering an

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(ACL) knee injury.

2017

In Round 3 of the

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, Hoare returned from his ACL knee injury, coming off the bench in the Cowboys' 30–8 loss to the

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. He finished the season with four NRL games, spending the majority of the season with the

2018

Hoare played three games for the Cowboys in

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, spending the majority of the season playing for the

. In the Cowboys' Round 15 loss to the

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he tore his ACL for the third time and was ruled out for the season. On 13 September 2018, he was announced by the Cowboys as one of nine players leaving the club at the end of the 2018 season.

2019

In 2019, Hoare joined the

for the 2019 season.

Statistics

NRL

: ''Statistics are correct to the end of the 2018 season''

References

External links

North Queensland Cowboys profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoare, Sam 1991 births Living people Australian people of Māori descent Australian rugby league players Mackay Cutters players North Queensland Cowboys players Queensland Residents rugby league team players Rugby league players from Rockhampton, Queensland Rugby league props Townsville Blackhawks captains Townsville Blackhawks players 21st-century Australian sportsmen