1. Ryan Hoffman was born on 26 January 1984 and is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s.
19 Facts About Ryan Hoffman
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Ryan Hoffman played for Melbourne Storm and the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League, and the Wigan Warriors in the Super League, as a second-row.
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Ryan Hoffman started his NRL career with the Melbourne Storm in 2003.
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Ryan Hoffman played in the 2009 NRL Grand Final victory over the Parramatta Eels, scoring the opening try.
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In 2010, both premierships which Ryan Hoffman won with Melbourne were stripped due to the club's breaches of the salary cap between 2006 and 2010.
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In rounds 4 and 5, Ryan Hoffman scored a try apiece against Hull FC and Huddersfield Giants respectively.
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Ryan Hoffman signed a new deal to return to the NRL and the Melbourne Storm in 2012.
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Ryan Hoffman played in their 2012 Premiership victory over Canterbury-Bankstown, scoring the first try of the game.
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Ryan Hoffman set up the first try for teammate Billy Slater in the 2013 World Club Challenge victory over Leeds.
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On 7 May 2014 Ryan Hoffman announced that he had signed a three-year deal with the New Zealand Warriors, worth an estimated $1.6 million.
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On 17 February 2016 Ryan Hoffman was named the new club captain, after incumbent captain Simon Mannering stepped down from the role.
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Ryan Hoffman is the second Australian to have captained the New Zealand club, after Steve Price.
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On 1 February 2017, new Warriors coach Stephen Kearney announced that Ryan Hoffman would be replaced as captain and would not be re-signed for the 2018 season.
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On Tuesday 3 July Ryan Hoffman publicly announced that he was retiring at the end of the 2018 NRL season.
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Ryan Hoffman was named as the 18th man for Australia in the 2007 ANZAC Test against New Zealand.
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Again as 18th man, Ryan Hoffman was on stand-by for the 2007 New South Wales State of Origin Team in game 1 of the series.
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Ryan Hoffman was selected on the bench in game 2 and 3 of the same series.
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In 2008, Ryan Hoffman was named in the New South Wales starting side in all three Origin matches.
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Ryan Hoffman was selected for City in the City vs Country match on 8 May 2009.