Stephen Hoiles Explained

Stephen Hoiles
Fullname:Stephen Alan Hoiles
Birth Date:13 October 1981
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height:1.9m (06.2feet)
Weight:1020NaN0
Occupation:Commentator
Head coach
School:Waverley College
Position:Loose forward
Youthclubs1:Coogee Seahorses
Amatyears1:2002–2016
Amatteam1:Randwick
Amatapps1:14
Amatpoints1:15
Years1:2014
Clubs1:NSW Country Eagles
Apps1:4
Points1:5
Superyears1:2004–2006
Superyears2:2007–2011
Superyears3:2014-2015
Super1:Waratahs
Super2:Brumbies
Super3:Waratahs
Superapps1:26
Superapps2:48
Superapps3:32
Superpoints1:10
Superpoints2:10
Superpoints3:32
Repyears1:2004–08
Repcaps1:16
Reppoints1:15
Clubupdate:18 April 2017
Repupdate:18 April 2017

Stephen Hoiles (born 13 October 1981) is an Australian rugby union coach and former player. He played Super Rugby for the New South Wales Waratahs and previously for the . He also represented the Australia national rugby union team. He is currently the first grade head coach at Randwick[1] and was previously head coach of the LA Giltinis in Major League Rugby (MLR) where he won a championship in the team's inaugural season.

Early life

Hoiles joined the Coogee Seahorses Juniors at age six, played his rugby on Saturdays and league on Sundays with the Coogee Wombats. He attended Sydney’s Waverley College and in 1999 played in the 1st XV.[2]

Playing career

After graduation from high school Hoiles, joined the Randwick club and in 2001 he was picked to play for the Australian Men’s 7s team.[2] In 2004, he gained a full-time contract with the NSW Waratahs.[2]

Hoiles represented the Wallabies for the first time in 2004 at the age of 22 in the Test match against Scotland.[2] In 2004, Hoiles was part of the Randwick team that won the Sydney club championship.[3]

He played over 100 first grade games for his club side Randwick as well as over 100 Super Rugby games for the NSW Waratahs and the ACT Brumbies where he was captained for 3 seasons. His professional playing career was put on hold for three & a half seasons with a long term achilles injury. During this time Hoiles travelled to Sweden to have his foot operated on. This surgery allowed Hoiles to return to professional rugby where he joined the NSW Waratahs and was a starting member of the Super Rugby Championship winning team in 2014.

Post playing career

Having retired from playing in 2015, Hoiles began his role as a rugby commentator and TV presenter with Fox Sports. In 2018, Hoiles began coaching professionally where he was the assistant coach of the Australia national rugby sevens team.[4]

In October 2022, Hoiles announced he would no longer continue as head coach of LA Giltinis and would be returning to Australia to coach Randwick for the 2023 season.[5]

In May 2024, Hoiles announced he would be standing down as head coach of Randwick.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: STEPHEN HOILES APPOINTED FIRST GRADE HEAD COACH FOR 2023 . 2022-10-25 . 2023-08-04 .
  2. Web site: Stephen Alan Hoiles . 2024-08-27 . Rugby Australia.
  3. Web site: Stephen Hoiles eager to join young 'wicks on premiership run . 2016-07-21 . 2024-08-27 . Rugby News .
  4. Web site: Hoiles confirmed as new Sevens staffer . 2018-09-21 . 2023-09-07 .
  5. News: Stephen Hoiles returns to Australia to coach Randwick . Americas Rugby News . 2022-10-29 . 2024-08-27 .
  6. News: Worthington, Sam . EXCLUSIVE: Randwick coach Stephen Hoiles to stand down at season's end, in no rush for Waratahs job . . 2024-05-20 . 2024-08-27 .