Andrew Hall (rugby union)

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Dr Andrew Hall
Birth nameAndrew John Anderson Hall
Date of birth (1979-06-05) 5 June 1979 (age 45)
Place of birthEngland
Occupation(s)Individual & Team Coach | Educator
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Moseley ()
– Glasgow Warriors ()
– Newport Gwent Dragons ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2002 Scotland 1

Andrew Hall is a former Scotland international rugby union player. A second row forward, he played professionally for Moseley, Glasgow Warriors and Newport Gwent Dragons.

On retirement from playing he was appointed Head Rugby Coach at the Hong Kong Cricket Club. [1] In 2014 he accepted a role at Hong Kong China Rugby (HKCR) as Head of Elite Player Development and in 2017 was appointed as Head of Performance. Hall had two periods as Head Coach of Hong Kong Men's Senior XV's and his final position at HKCR was GM of Performance.

Hall completed a PhD in Establishing High Performing Team Cultures in 2021, he currently works in education and has an Executive Coaching Business - The Coaching Doc Ltd - based in Hong Kong.

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