Allister Hogg
| Full name | Allister Hogg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 January 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Stirling High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Telford College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Flanker / Number Eight | ||
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| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2002–2010 2010– |
Edinburgh Rugby Newcastle Falcons |
127 105 |
(105) (20) |
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Correct as of 13 December 2012
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| Current local club | Newcastle Falcons | ||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2004–2009 | Scotland | 48 | (50) |
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Correct as of 10 December 2012
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Allister Hogg (born 20 January 1983 in Stirling, Scotland) is a Scottish Rugby Union player who plays rugby union at either flanker or number eight formerly for Scotland and is currently vice-captain for Newcastle Falcons.
He attended Stirling High School, Hogg has also played basketball for Scotland at under-16 level. He graduated from Telford College in Edinburgh with an HND in Sports Coaching & Sports Development.
Hogg signed his first pro contract with for Edinburgh Rugby in 2002 and went on to establish himself as a first team regular as well as an onfield leader of the team. Hogg was named Edinburgh's first team captain in the summer of 2007 (alongside Simon Cross) following major restructuring of the club and a time that several large name players left. He became a talismanic player for the club during the upheaval and played every game in his final season at the club when he departed for Newcastle Falcons in 2010.
He played for Watsonian RFC in the 92nd Langholm Sevens competition. Despite being tipped to win the tournament and being 2009–10 'Kings of Sevens', Watsonians were beaten by a young Edinburgh University side.
Despite their relegation from the Aviva Premiership Hogg signed a new contract with the club in May 2012.
In the 2014–15 season, along with Mike Blair, Hogg became assistant coach of Ponteland Rugby Club.
Hogg made his debut against Wales at Cardiff in 2004, a match Scotland lost 23–10, aged 21. He has established himself as one of Scotland's best players. His pace, strength, skill, and work ethic have already gone some way to gaining him international recognition. All Blacks open-side flanker Richie McCaw rated him as one of the best back rows in the game, shortly after he missed being selected for the 2005 British & Irish Lions tour of New Zealand.
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