Background
He is the son of former All Black Captain and New Zealand Rugby chairman Jock Hobbs and the nephew of former All Black fullback and Australian rugby union coach Robbie Deans.
He is the son of former All Black Captain and New Zealand Rugby chairman Jock Hobbs and the nephew of former All Black fullback and Australian rugby union coach Robbie Deans.
He currently plays for the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Docomo Red Hurricanes in the Japan Top League. Hobbs previously played for the Blues and Highlanders in the Super Rugby competition. He also played for the Wellington Lions in the Air New Zealand Cup.
His playing positions are First Five-Eighth and Inside Centre.
Hobbs represented both New Zealand Schools and New Zealand Under 19s before moving to Brisbane, Australia to undertake study at the University of Queensland. He debuted for the Lions in the 2008 season after spending the two previous years contracted to the Queensland Reds Rugby Academy.
He also had a stint with the Melbourne Rebels in the inaugural Australian Rugby Championship season. He went on to be drafted by the Blues for the 2009 Super 14 season.
During the 2010 season, Hobbs fractured a vertebrae in his back.
In August 2010, he underwent spine surgery in Los Los Angeles He studied at the University of Texas at Austin on exchange while he completed his rehabilitation In 2011 Hobbs re-signed with the Blues and NZRU for the 2012 Super Rugby season.
During the 2012 season, Hobbs"s father Jock died after a long battle with leukaemia.
The 2012 Information Technology Management cup also saw Hobbs move north from Wellington to North Harbour. He played the first 3 matches before limping out of the Counties match early with ankle damage.
Hobbs returned to the side for their final game against Tasman. At the end of the season he was granted an early release from his NZRU contract to take some time away from rugby.
In March 2013, Hobbs signed a 1-year deal with the Panasonic Wild Knights in the Japan Top League.
At the completion of his contract with Panasonic, Hobbs signed with the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Docomo Red Hurricanes to remain in Japan for another two seasons.