Ian Noble

Zimbabwean rugby footballer & coach

Ian Noble

Personal information

Full name| Ian Ernest Noble
Born|  (1972-04-06) 6 April 1972 (age 52)
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  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Representative
Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
1993–96  | 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  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |

Source: [1][2]

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.

## Background

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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

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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

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1. ^ a b Ian Noble rugbyleagueproject.org
2. ^ a b 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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Zimbabwe squad – 1991 Rugby World Cup

Forwards|

* Beattie
* Botha
* Catterall
* Dawson
* Demblon
* Garvey
* Hunter
* Martin
* Muirhead
* Nguruve
* Nicholls
* Roberts
* Snyder

Backs|

* Brown
* Chimbima
* Currin (c)
* Ferreira
* Kuhn
* Letcher
* MacMillan
* Noble
* Schultz
* Tsimba
* Walters

Coach: Buchanan

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South Africa squad - 2000 Rugby League World Cup

* Jamie Bloem (c)
* Leon Barnard
* Brian Best
* Jaco Booysen
* Coenraad Breytenbach
* Francois Cloete
* Archer Dames
* Quinton De Villiers
* Hercules Erasmus
* Chris Hurter
* Justin Jennings
* Mark Johnson
* Richard Louw
* Dikkie Mulder
* Hendrik Mulder
* Corne Nel
* Ian Noble
* Tim O'Shea
* Eugene Powell
* Sean Rutgerson
* Sean Skelton
* Pierre Van Wyke
* Jaco Webb
* Coach: Paul Matete

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*[P]: Points
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*[D]: Draws
*[L]: Losses
*[W%]: Win percentage
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