| Paul Hodder | |
| Fullname: | Paul Sidney Hodder |
| Nickname: | Hodds |
| Birth Date: | 13 April 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Role: | All-rounder |
| Club1: | Northern Districts |
| Year1: | 1986/87 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | List A |
| Matches1: | 4 |
| Runs1: | 32 |
| Bat Avg1: | 8.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 18 |
| Deliveries1: | 128 |
| Wickets1: | 2 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 53.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/12 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Date: | 28 December 2021 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/paul-hodder-37409 Cricinfo |
Paul Sidney Hodder (born 13 April 1965) is a former New Zealand rugby union player and cricketer, and is now a rugby union coach.
Hodder was born in Hamilton, New Zealand.[1] He played under-age rugby union for Waikato and New Zealand, and played 10 senior matches for Waikato in 1985.[2] He spent the 1990s in the north-east of England as a professional, playing for and coaching Middlesbrough and West Hartlepool.[3]
Hodder returned to New Zealand in 2001, working as a rugby development officer and high performance manager with Waikato Rugby.[3] He then spent four years in Japan as coach of the Kamaishi Seawaves. When the city of Kamaishi suffered extensive damage in the 2011 tsunami, the rugby ground became a relief hub, and Hodder and his team took a prominent part working voluntarily in local relief operations.[4]
Since 2015 Hodder has worked as rugby and cricket coach at St Paul's Collegiate School in Hamilton, New Zealand.[3] One of the boys he coached there is Samisoni Taukei'aho, who is now an international player.[5] In 2021 Hodder was appointed the school's Director of Rugby. He is also Head Coach of the Waikato Chiefs under-20 development team and is a coaching developer at the University of Waikato.[6]
An all-rounder, Hodder played under-19 cricket for Northern Districts from 1981 to 1983.[7] He played in four List A cricket matches for Northern Districts in 1986–87.[8]
Hodder and his wife Krista have five children.[1]