Trevor Hogan (born 19 November 1979) is an Irish former professional

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player. He attended

Nenagh Nenagh (, ; or simply ''An tAonach'') meaning “The Fair of Ormond” or simply "The Fair", is the county town and second largest town in County Tipperary in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Nenagh used to be a market town, and the site of the ...

CBS and

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, from which he obtained an honours degree in journalism. He played rugby with

Nenagh Ormond Nenagh Ormond RFC is an Irish Rugby union club based in Nenagh, County Tipperary. It was founded in 1884 as the Ormond Cricket and Football Club. The club plays in Division 2A of the All-Ireland League and was County Tipperary's first ever sen ...

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and

Blackrock College RFC Blackrock College Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club located in Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 by former pupils of Blackrock College. Their senior team currently plays in Division 2A of the All-Ireland League ...

before joining

Shannon RFC Shannon Rugby Football Club is the most successful club in the All Ireland League, having won the competition nine times. They hail from Limerick near the banks of the Shannon river. Shannon RFC is a member of the '' Irish Rugby Football Unio ...

in 2002 whom he helped to victory in the All-Ireland League. He played for

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until 2006, when he joined

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. He retired in January 2011 due to a knee injury

Career

Hogan made his first start for Munster in 2003, where he went on to win 57 caps, 5 in the

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. He scored, however, only one try in his spell there. While at Munster, he won his first Irish cap in 2005 against

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during the Lions tour. He went on to win 3 caps for the national side. He went on to win 23 caps, including 7 Heineken cup caps, scoring 2 tries in the process. On 12 January 2011 he announced his immediate retirement from rugby at all levels. He cited that his decision was made due to persistent knee injuries over a number of years.

Post-Rugby

Hogan attempted to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza with the Freedom Flotilla in June 2011 along with other pro-Palestinian activists. With the aid of Dan Van Zyl and an unknown second row they Before setting out, he wrote "The purpose, though, is not just to bring aid -- our goal is to end the siege and allow the people of Gaza to have their own functioning economy with the freedom to trade and travel, farm and fish their own territories." Hogan became Nenagh Ormond RFC head coach in the Summer of 2011 and helped the club to gain promotion in the All-Ireland League. He subsequently moved back to Blackrock College RFC to take charge of the club's Under 20's academy. Trevor currently works with Leinster Rugby as Provincial Talent Coach.

References

External links

Munster Rugby ProfileLeinster Rugby ProfileIrish Rugby Profile
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