Duncan Hodge

Duncan Hodge was (born August 18, 1974 in Dumfries, Scotland, is a Scottish former internationalist rugby union player. He gained 26 full caps for Scotland.

Playing career

Hodge was born in Dumfries^[1] and educated at Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh.

Early in his career he was given the choice of either tour Zimbabwe and South Africa with Scotland’s U19 cricketers or link up with their under-21 rugby counterparts. The latter was the only realistic choice for somebody who has already decided that he wanted to focus on a full-time career in sport.^[2]

Hodge won 26 caps playing at fly-half for the Scottish rugby union side between 1997 and 2002. His 1997 debut was as a replacement in the Five Nations game against France in Paris. As well as his games in Europe he played for Scotland in tours in Australia (1998), New Zealand (2000), and North America (2002). It was on the North American tour when he played in his last full internationals against Canada in Vancouver and USA in San Francisco. He also made 2 appearances in the 1999 World Cup.^[1]

His finest moment was when he converted his own try and kick four penalties to score all of the points for Scotland in the 2000 Calcutta Cup 19 - 13 win against England.^[2] This was in the inaugural season of the Six Nations at a freezing sodden Murrayfield.

At club level he played for Edinburgh Gunners twice sandwiched around a two year spell with Leeds Tykes. His second season in Leeds was ruined by injury.^[3][4]

Coaching

Duncan Hodge travelled to the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand as the Scotland squad kicking coach.^[5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Duncan Hodge on Sporting Heroes
2. ^ ^{a b} Duncan Hodge on Cricket Scotland
3. ^ http://www.rfu.com/News/2005/April/News%20Articles/TykesHodgeHeadsHome
4. ^ http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/4196.php
5. ^ "Rugby World Cup 2011: Duncan Hodge blames wind not ball for misses as Paterson is set to return" The Scotsman 21 Sep 2011

External links

• Duncan Hodge on ESPN Scrum
• Duncan Hodge on Sporting Heroes
• Back to Cricket

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