Background
Hoskins was born and raised in Perth, Western Australia and represented his state at various age-group levels during his school days.
Hoskins was born and raised in Perth, Western Australia and represented his state at various age-group levels during his school days.
During this time he gained useful international experience with appearances against Samoa A in the Institutional Review Board Nations Cup and a Tongan XV side at the beginning of 2013. He gained his first Super Rugby cap in the Force"s opening round defeat to the Waratahs in Sydney, replacing Kieran Longbottom in the 59th minute of the game. Hoskins was a part of the Australia Under-20 squad for the 2012 Institutional Review Board Junior World Championship in South Africa and the 2013 tournament in France.
He was a member of the Force training squad for both the 2012 and 2013 Super Rugby seasons. Foreign 2014, Hoskins was named as a member of the Force"s Wider Training Group alongside Brad Lacey, Dillyn Leyds, Dylan Sage and Francois van Wyk.