About

Duncan Hodge has 25 years of professional rugby experience. 10 years as a professional and international player and 15 years as a professional and international coach. His passion and knowledge has touched all levels of the game, from 5-year-olds in Edinburgh to Rugby World Cups in France, New Zealand, and England.

Duncan Hodge has 25 years of professional rugby experience

 

Coaching Career & Qualifications

I have been a professional coach for 15 years coaching in over 80 Internationals and coaching at 3 Rugby World Cups.

  • Scotland Kicking Coach (2007- 2011)

  • Scotland Attack Coach (2011-2015)

  • Edinburgh Assistant Coach (2015- 2021)

  • Edinburgh Interim Head Coach (2016)

  • Fiji Attack Coach (2021)

  • UKCC Level 3

  • Masters in Performance Coaching

Playing Career

I began my rugby career at Dumfries Minis before attending Merchiston Castle School. I then joined a Watsonians team featuring three British Lions in Gavin Hastings, Scott Hastings, and Roger Baird. In 1994, aged 19 I toured Argentina with Scotland. Subsequently in 1997, aged 22 I won my first full Scotland cap in Paris.

My professional playing career spanned 11 years involving two spells with Edinburgh and a two year spell at Leeds Tykes. I earned 26 caps as Scotland’s fly-half, including two appearances in the 1999 Rugby World Cup. I scored 123 Scottish points from six tries, 15 conversions, 20 penalties, and 1 drop goal. The 2000 Calcutta Cup was the highlight, scoring all the points in a 19-13 win over England converting my own try and kicking four penalties.

“It was great to work with a top quality international coach like Duncan with Fiji. His detail and knowledge was outstanding , and most importantly was able to impart it on the players in a variety of ways whilst having a great relationship with world class players.”

— Rory Best