Niall Hogan | |
Birth Name: | Niall Andrew Hogan |
Birth Date: | 20 April 1971 |
Height: | 1.73m (05.68feet) |
Weight: | 79kg (174lb) |
Ru Position: | Scrum-half |
Repteam1: | Ireland |
Repyears1: | 1995-1997 |
Repcaps1: | 13 |
Reppoints1: | 5 |
Years1: | 1997-1998 |
Clubs1: | London Irish |
Apps1: | 16 |
Points1: | 15 |
Occupation: | Orthopaedic surgeon |
School: | Terenure College, Dublin |
University: | Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
Niall Andrew Hogan (born 20 April 1971) is an Irish orthopaedic surgeon and a former Irish rugby union international player who played as a scrum-half.He played for the Ireland team from 1995 to 1997, winning 13 caps. He was a member of the Ireland squad at the 1995 Rugby World Cup where he played in three matches.[1] Hogan is a former Ireland team captain.[2] [3]
Hogan graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in 1995 with a degree in medicine (MB BCh LRCP&SI).[4] In 2005, he was conferred with the Intercollegiate Board Specialty Diploma in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery.[5] Hogan is Honorary Secretary to the Irish Institute of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery.[6] His brother Brian Hogan is a radiologist and fellow RCSI graduate.