For other persons named David Hall, see David Hall (disambiguation)

David George Hall (born 16 April 1980) in ) is a New Zealand rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 player. He currently plays as a Hooker or Number 8 for the Southland Stags in the Air New Zealand Cup

Air New Zealand Cup

The ITM Cup is New Zealand's annual professional domestic Rugby union competition, taking place from late July through October . It was founded in 2006 with 14 teams, after the National Provincial Championship was split into two separate competitions. The other 12 provincial teams from the NPC...

. He comes from a rugby background being the grand nephew of former All Black

All Blacks

The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....

 and Southland legend Les George

Les George

Victor Leslie George was a New Zealand rugby union player. He was born in Winton, New Zealand.Les or 'Tussock' as he was known, played 3 tests for the All Blacks as a prop on the 1938 tour of Australia. He also played 66 matches for Southland.The outbreak of world war 2 brought Les's playing days...

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Early rugby career

Hall started his career as a loose forward before becoming a hooker in 2002. David gained his 50th cap playing for Southland against Tasman on the 16 September 2006. He still occasionally plays Number 8 for the Stags due to Jason Rutledge

Jason Rutledge

Jason Rutledge is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays provincial rugby for Southland, and is in the Super 14 team the Highlanders....

 having recently cemented the hookering role for both the Stags and for the Highlanders in the Super 14

Super 14

Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...

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Knee reconstruction

He was forced out of the 2010 Super 14

2010 Super 14 season

The 2010 Super 14 season kicked off in February 2010 with pre-season matches held from mid-January. It finished on 29 May. The 2010 season was the fifth and last season of the expanded Super 14 format. The schedule, which covers 3½ months, featured a total of 94 matches, with each team playing one...

 with a knee injury sustained in the 2009 Ranfurly Shield Win

Ranfurly Shield

The Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is a trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. First played for in 1904, the Ranfurly Shield is based on a challenge system, rather than a league or knockout competition as with most football trophies...

 against Canterbury. His knee was later reconstructed and along with a shoulder operation the rehabilitation process is expected to take up to nine months.

Wrights Bush revival

During his long injury period Hall will attempt to help re-establish the Wrights Bush Rugby Club where he played most of his junior rugby. They will enter a senior team for the first time since 1995 and he is expected to assist with the coaching duties.

External links

• Southland Rugby Profile