Karl Hocking
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| Full name | Karl Hocking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 June 1975 Bridgend, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 18 st 2 lb (115 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Flanker, Number Eight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Karl Hocking (born 9 June 1975) is a Welsh former professional rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Tondu RFC, Bridgend Ravens (two spells), and Caerphilly RFC, as a flanker, or Number Eight, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Bridgend Blue Bulls, in the Elite One Championship for AS Carcassonne (in France), and Celtic Crusaders, as a prop.[1][2] Karl is the leader try scoring forward in Welsh rugby union league history since leagues began in 1995. He has scored 148 league tries in his rugby union career.
Background
Karl Hocking was born in Bridgend, Wales.
Playin career
International honours
Karl Hocking won caps for Wales (RL) while at Bridgend Blue Bulls 2005(…2006?) 1(2?)-cap(s) (interchange/substitute).[1]
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- 1975 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Welsh sportsmen
- Bridgend Blue Bulls players
- Bridgend RFC players
- Caerphilly RFC players
- Crusaders Rugby League players
- Footballers who switched code
- Rugby league players from Bridgend
- Rugby league props
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union number eights
- Rugby union players from Bridgend
- Tondu RFC players
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players