Sam Hobbs rugby player
Sam Hobbs rugby player

Sam Hobbs

13th May 1988 1.93m/125kg Loosehead Prop

Ospreys maintain perfect start

1 decade ago by ESPN Scrum

Sam Davies kicked all of the Ospreys' points as they battled back to edge out Zebre 15-14 in their Guinness PRO12 match in Italy. Davies booted five penalties in a gritty if unspectacular display to...

Connacht denied by last-gasp Cardiff try

1 decade ago by Irish Independent

Cardiff Blues courageously fought back for a 24-24 draw at the Sportsground thanks to Sam Hobbs' controversial 78th-minute try.

Cardiff Blues snatch dramatic late draw at Connacht

1 decade ago by Guinness Pro12 news

Sam Hobbs's late try salvaged a 24-24 draw for Cardiff Blues after Connacht's early second-half onslaught in an enthralling GUINNESS PRO12 encounter at the Sportsground.

Pro12: Warriors eye top spot

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

Glasgow Warriors coach Gregor Townsend urged his players to ensure the defensive frailties that almost cost them against Connacht last week are no more. And with a winless Treviso highly motivated...

Connacht v Cardiff Blues (Fri)

1 decade ago by BBC Rugby News

Captain Matthew Rees returns to the Cardiff Blues' front row for the trip to Connacht, one of eight changes to the side that lost 37-23 to Leinster. Adam Jones is rested as Taufa'ao...

Warriors march on relentlessly

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

Glasgow Warriors maintained their 100 percent record in the Pro12 with a convincing 39-21 bonus point win against Connacht. Their five-try haul saw Stuart Hogg cross the whitewash twice, and Henry...

Leinster hold off Blues

1 decade ago by Planet Rugby

Leinster withstood a Cardiff Blues fightback to emerge 37-23 winners and get back on track in the Guinness PRO12. Gordon D'Arcy was the star of the show for the Irish side, but they needed a try from...

Pro12: More to come from Ospreys

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

As Round Four of the Pro12 competition approaches only three teams still maintain a 100 percent winning record. Two of those, Glasgow Warriors and Connacht, go head-to-head on Friday. Glasgow have...

Leinster v Cardiff Blues (Fri)

1 decade ago by BBC Rugby News

Australian lock Kane Douglas will make his first appearance for Leinster since his summer move in Friday's Pro12 game against Cardiff Blues at the RDS. Douglas, who has earned 14 Australia caps,...

Moment of the weekend: Monumental hit from Hobbs on Diack

1 decade ago by The Rugby Blog

Cardiff Blues' Sam Hobbs put in a bone-shuddering tackle on Ulster's Robbie Diack at the weekend - watch it here