Mike Hook
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Michael "Mike" Hook is a rugby union
player who played the position of fly-half. Brother of Wales
international James Hook
he has represented Wales
U16'S up to U21's playing in two U21 world cups as well as being a part of the Grand Slam winning U21's team in 2003. Mike grew up playing rugby in the Southern Welsh industrial town of Port Talbot
, playing for such clubs as Aberavon RFC
& Aberavon Quins RFC
, before turning pro at senior level with Newport RFC.
He Moved as a Professional from Newport to Bristol Shoguns in 2003 where he suffered a shoulder injury that kept him out of the game for over a year. He made a come back which included a season with Rugby league side the Celtic crusaders. He played the 2006/2007 season for Cornish
side Redruth
in English National Division 2 where he broke their all time points record. In a Rugby World
article he commented that he still has ambitions to play for the Welsh full side. During the 2007/08 season Hook played firstly in National Division 1 with Pertemps Bees before signing for Newport RFC in the Welsh Premiership.
He is mentioned in Gavin Henson
's autobiography as one of the players that beat him to a place for the Wales Youth team.
He recently retired from the game due to injury and is now currently coaching Pontypool RFC in the Welsh Premiership.
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 who played the position of fly-half. Brother of Wales
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
international James Hook
James Hook (rugby player)
James William Hook is a Welsh rugby union player for USA Perpignan. Hook is widely regarded as one of the most talented players in world rugby....
he has represented Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
U16'S up to U21's playing in two U21 world cups as well as being a part of the Grand Slam winning U21's team in 2003. Mike grew up playing rugby in the Southern Welsh industrial town of Port Talbot
Port Talbot
Port Talbot is a town in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It had a population of 35,633 in 2001.-History:Port Talbot grew out of the original small port and market town of Aberafan , which belonged to the medieval Lords of Afan. The area of the parish of Margam lying on the west bank of the lower Afan...
, playing for such clubs as Aberavon RFC
Aberavon RFC
Aberavon RFC is a rugby union club located in the Welsh town of Port Talbot, although the club's name refers to the older settlement of Aberavon which lies on the western side of the town...
& Aberavon Quins RFC
Aberavon Quins RFC
Aberavon Harlequins RFC is a Welsh rugby union team located in the Fairfield area of Port Talbot, and just a few minutes away from the town centre & Aberavon. In 1955 the team applied for and were successful in gaining membership to the Welsh Rugby Union. Today the club is a feeder club for the...
, before turning pro at senior level with Newport RFC.
He Moved as a Professional from Newport to Bristol Shoguns in 2003 where he suffered a shoulder injury that kept him out of the game for over a year. He made a come back which included a season with Rugby league side the Celtic crusaders. He played the 2006/2007 season for Cornish
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
side Redruth
Redruth
Redruth is a town and civil parish traditionally in the Penwith Hundred in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It has a population of 12,352. Redruth lies approximately at the junction of the A393 and A3047 roads, on the route of the old London to Land's End trunk road , and is approximately west of...
in English National Division 2 where he broke their all time points record. In a Rugby World
Rugby World
Rugby World is the world's top-selling rugby union magazine. It is published monthly by IPC Media and edited by Paul Morgan. Long considered a leader in the industry, the magazine has benefited from a worldwide rise in interest in rugby following the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup.-See also:* Bill...
article he commented that he still has ambitions to play for the Welsh full side. During the 2007/08 season Hook played firstly in National Division 1 with Pertemps Bees before signing for Newport RFC in the Welsh Premiership.
He is mentioned in Gavin Henson
Gavin Henson
Gavin Lloyd Henson is a Welsh rugby union player, born in Pencoed, South Wales, currently playing for Cardiff Blues.He attracted much media attention as part of a Wales national team which achieved Grand Slams in the Six Nations Championship in 2005 and 2008...
's autobiography as one of the players that beat him to a place for the Wales Youth team.
He recently retired from the game due to injury and is now currently coaching Pontypool RFC in the Welsh Premiership.