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This week on With You! Rugby Podcast, the President of the United States Rugby Foundation, Brian Vizard, spoke with Mark Hoder, the son of the 2021 US Rugby Hall of Fame inductee, the late Bob Hoder along with Bob’s long-time friend, Pete Thorpe.Bob Hoder was introduced to the sport of rugby at a relatively late point in his life. He joined the Old Blue Rugby Football Club in New York after his college graduation and thus realized his passion for rugby. After that, Bob went on to co-found the Providence Rugby Club, where he played for 15 years and helped lead the team to championships at the Saranac Lake and New England Rugby Tournaments.His love for rugby continued after the end of his playing career. In 1971, Bob founded Rugby Imports and began supplying rugby jerseys across the US. After the business became successful, Bob used his profits to help fund rugby coaching education programs.
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In this episode of With You! Rugby Podcast, we heard from Mark Hoder, the son of late Bob Hoder, and his friend Pete Thorpe. Bob spent most of his life trying to popularize the game of rugby in the US. First as a player, then as a coach and owner of a team, and finally as a sponsor for rugby coaching education efforts. For all that he has done in the rugby community, Bob Hoder will soon receive the US Rugby Foundation’s Hall of Fame lifetime achievement award.
