Career
Rugby writer Spiro Zavos has written that he was "as good as any contemporary player anywhere in the world" at his peak in the 1930s. The Sydney Morning Herald recorded that he can "fill any position in the forwards and his speed and sure hands make him a useful threequarter". As with many Australian Rugby players prior to World World War II, Hodgson grew up in a privileged environment with a family of substantial business interests and attended Newington College (1924-1929).
He was six feet one inch tall and weighed 231 pounds.
On arrival, he helped fill sandbags, was received by King George VI and then returned to Australia. He retired from playing in 1946 and became a first grade coach.
