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{{short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Sam Hoare
|fullname = Samuel Hoare
|image =Sam_Hoare.jpg
|imagesize =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|8|12}}
|birth_place = [[Rockhampton, Queensland]], Australia
|height = {{convert|194|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|111|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|position = {{rlp|PR}}
|club1 = {{nowrap|[[North Queensland Cowboys|North Qld Cowboys]]}}
|year1start = 2014
|year1end = 18
|appearances1 = 21
|tries1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 0
| teamA = {{nowrap|[[Queensland Residents]]}}
| yearAstart = 2013
| yearAend =
| appearancesA = 1
| triesA = 0
| goalsA = 0
| fieldgoalsA = 0
| pointsA = 0
|retired =
|source = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/samuel-hoare/summary.html |title=Samuel Hoare – Career Stats & Summary |publisher=Rugby League Project |date=1991-08-12 |accessdate=2017-03-19}}</ref>
|updated = 6 January 2024
}}

'''Samuel Hoare''' (born 12 August 1991) is an Australian professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays for the [[Townsville Blackhawks]] in the Queensland Cup. Primarily a {{rlp|pr}}, he previously played for the [[North Queensland Cowboys]].

==Background==
Born and raised in [[Rockhampton, Queensland]], Hoare played his junior football for the Rockhampton Brothers and attended [[Emmaus College, Rockhampton]] before being signed by the [[North Queensland Cowboys]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/apn-brendans-fail-to-make-three/61415/ |title=Brendan's fail to make three-peat | Rockhampton Morning Bulletin |website=Themorningbulletin.com.au |date=2008-07-05 |accessdate=2017-03-19}}</ref>

==Playing career==
In 2009, Hoare played for the Townsville Stingers in the Mal Meninga Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourfootyteam.com/qrl_09_cyril_connell_cup.php |title=Cyril Connell Cup 2009 ( u 16's) and Mal Meninga Cup (u 18's) |website=Ourfootyteam.com |accessdate=2017-03-19}}</ref> Later that season, he made his debut for the Cowboys' [[National Youth Competition (rugby league)|NYC]], for whom he played for until 2011. In 2011, Hoare suffered a season-ending knee injury, missing the NYC Grand Final.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/cowboy-hoare-wants-to-learn-from-the-best/1236520/ |title=Cowboy Hoare learns from the best | Rockhampton Morning Bulletin |newspaper=The Courier Mail |date=2012-01-13 |accessdate=2017-03-19|last1=Kelly |first1=By Aaron }}</ref>

In 2012, Hoare moved into the Cowboys' NRL squad and played for the club's [[Queensland Cup]] affiliate, the [[Mackay Cutters]]. On 28 June 2012, Hoare re-signed with the Cowboys on a 2-year contract.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/cowboys-shoring-young-talent-6374/ |title=Cowboys shoring up young talent | NRL | Zero Tackle |accessdate=2014-07-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324131210/http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/cowboys-shoring-young-talent-6374/ |archivedate=24 March 2014}}</ref> In 2013, Hoare played for the [[Queensland Cup|Queensland Residents]] and was a member of the Mackay side that won the [[Queensland Cup]] Grand Final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2013/07/11/xxxx-queensland-residents-team.html |title=XXXX Queensland Residents team |publisher=QRL |date= 11 July 2013|accessdate=2017-03-19}}</ref>

===2014===
In round 17 of the [[2014 NRL season]], Hoare made his [[NRL]] debut for the Cowboys against the [[St. George Illawarra Dragons]].<ref>[http://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2014/07/05/team_list_cowboys_v_dragons.html ]{{dead link|date=March 2017}}</ref> On 24 July 2014, Hoare re-signed with the Cowboys on a 2-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2014/07/24/hoare_extends_cowboys_contract.html |title=Hoare extends Cowboys contract |publisher=Cowboys |date= 23 July 2014|accessdate=2017-03-19}}</ref>

In 2014, Hoare was again selected for the Queensland Residents,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rlcm.com.au/latest-news/27636-rugby-league |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-07-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614194959/http://www.rlcm.com.au/latest-news/27636-rugby-league |archivedate=14 June 2015}}</ref> but had to withdraw due to being called up for his NRL debut.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2014/07/04/changes_made_to_qld_residents.html |title=Changes made to QLD Residents – QRL |accessdate=2015-06-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614122210/http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2014/07/04/changes_made_to_qld_residents.html |archivedate=14 June 2015}}</ref>

===2015===
In January 2015, Hoare was a member of the newly established [[Queensland Academy of Sport|QAS]] Emerging Maroons squad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2014/12/16/qas_emerging_squads_.html |title=QAS Emerging squads 2015 |publisher=QRL |date= 16 December 2014|accessdate=2017-03-19}}</ref> He played 8 games for the Cowboys in 2015, starting at prop in the side's 8–0 win over the [[Wests Tigers]] in Round 11.

===2016===
Hoare started the 2016 season playing for the Cowboys' feeder club, the [[Townsville Blackhawks]], in the [[Queensland Cup]]. He was ruled out for the season in March after suffering an [[anterior cruciate ligament]] (ACL) knee injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/cowboys-lose-hoare-for-the-season/tabid/10874/newsid/94055/default.aspx |title=Cowboys lose Hoare for the season |publisher=National Rugby League |date= 22 March 2016|accessdate=2017-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/sport/townsville-blackhawks-lose-sam-hoare-for-2016-season/news-story/7cf15547cc106871d26ea95ddae1eab3?nk=e2907eaec6c4db621e780b3ceec71556-1474945672 |title=Townsville Blackhawks lose Sam Hoare for 2016 season |newspaper=Townsville Bulletin |date=22 March 2016 |accessdate=2017-03-19}}</ref>

===2017===
In Round 3 of the [[2017 NRL season]], Hoare returned from his ACL knee injury, coming off the bench in the Cowboys' 30–8 loss to the [[Manly Sea Eagles]]. He finished the season with four NRL games, spending the majority of the season with the [[Townsville Blackhawks]].

===2018===
Hoare played three games for the Cowboys in [[2018 NRL season|2018]], spending the majority of the season playing for the [[Mackay Cutters]]. In the Cowboys' Round 15 loss to the [[New Zealand Warriors|Warriors]] he tore his ACL for the third time and was ruled out for the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bluemountainsgazette.com.au/story/5472238/cowboys-morgan-out-for-nrl-season/?cs=12617|title = Cowboys' Morgan out for NRL season|date = 17 June 2018}}</ref>

On 13 September 2018, he was announced by the Cowboys as one of nine players leaving the club at the end of the [[2018 NRL season|2018 season]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2018/09/13/cowboys-to-farewell-departing-players/|title=Cowboys to farewell departing players|date=13 September 2018}}</ref>

===2019===
In 2019, Hoare joined the [[Townsville Blackhawks]] for the 2019 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/04/19/sam-hoare-ready-to-return-for-blackhawks/|title = Sam Hoare ready to return for Blackhawks|date = 19 April 2019}}</ref>

==Statistics==
===NRL===
: ''Statistics are correct to the end of the 2018 season''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/sam-hoare/summary.html |title=Sam Hoare – Career Stats & Summary |publisher=Rugby League Project |accessdate=2017-03-19}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:85%;"
|-
!width=2%|Season
!width=8%|Team
!width=2%|Matches
!width=2%|T
!width=2%|G
!width=2%|GK %
!width=2%|F/G
!width=2%|Pts
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| [[2014 North Queensland Cowboys season|2014]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} [[North Queensland Cowboys|North Queensland]]
| 6|| 0|| 0|| —|| 0|| 0
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| [[2015 North Queensland Cowboys season|2015]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} [[North Queensland Cowboys|North Queensland]]
| 8|| 0|| 0|| —|| 0|| 0
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| [[2017 North Queensland Cowboys season|2017]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} [[North Queensland Cowboys|North Queensland]]
| 4|| 0|| 0|| —|| 0|| 0
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| [[2018 North Queensland Cowboys season|2018]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} [[North Queensland Cowboys|North Queensland]]
| 3|| 0|| 0|| —|| 0|| 0
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=2| Career totals
! 21
! 0
! 0
! —
! 0
! 0
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180306202809/https://www.cowboys.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/north-queensland-cowboys/sam-hoare/ North Queensland Cowboys profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150321161936/http://www.cowboys.com.au/team/profiles/sam-hoare.html Cowboys profile]

{{Mackay Cutters squad - 2013 Queensland Cup premiers}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoare, Sam}}
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[[Category:Australian people of Māori descent]]
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[[Category:Rugby league players from Rockhampton, Queensland]]
[[Category:Rugby league props]]
[[Category:Townsville Blackhawks captains]]
[[Category:Townsville Blackhawks players]]
[[Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen]]

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