Ian Noble

Ian Noble (born 6 April 1972) is a Zimbabwean former rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, and has coached rugby union in the 2010s.

Ian Noble
Personal information
Full nameIan Ernest Noble
Born (1972-04-06) 6 April 1972
Bulawayo, Rhodesia
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Mpumalanga
Stirling County
Glasgow Hawks
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1993–96 Zimbabwe 7 3 20 0 66
Rugby league
PositionWing
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 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

Background

Ian Noble was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia

Noble represented Zimbabwe at the 1991 Rugby Union World Cup and South Africa in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup. As of 2010, he is 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. Ian Noble rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. Ian Noble scrum.com
  3. Irvine appoints Noble as new head coach Archived 15 April 2013 at archive.today scottishrugby.org, 20 April 2010
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