Ian Noble

Ian Noble
Personal information
Full name Ian Ernest Noble
Born (1972-04-06) 6 April 1972
Bulawayo, Rhodesia
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Rugby union
Position Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Mpumalanga
Stirling County
Glasgow Hawks
Total
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1993–1996 Zimbabwe 7 3 20 0 66
Rugby league
Position Wing
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2000 South Africa 2 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
Haddington
2010 Irvine RFC
Total
Source: [1][2]

Ian Noble (born Bulawayo, 6 April 1972) is a Zimbabwean rugby union coach and former rugby footballer.

Noble represented Zimbabwe at the 1991 Rugby Union World Cup and South Africa in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup. He is currently the head coach of Irvine RFC.

Playing career

Noble originally played rugby union for Zimbabwe. Attending the 1991 Rugby World Cup and playing 7 matches between 1993 and 1996, scoring 66 points.[2]

When he was in South Africa playing for Mpumalanga, Noble changed codes and played rugby league for South Africa in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.[1]

Noble then moved to Britain and played for several clubs, including the Glasgow Hawks.

He later became a coach. In 2010, he was appointed head coach of Irvine RFC.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Ian Noble rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. 1 2 Ian Noble scrum.com
  3. Irvine appoints Noble as new head coach scottishrugby.org, 20 April 2010
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