Michael Joseph Deans Hobbs is a professional rugby union player. He plays for the Blues in the Super Rugby competition, having previously played for the Highlanders in 2010. He also played for the Wellington Lions in the Air New Zealand Cup. His playing positions are First Five-Eighth and Inside Centre. He is the son of former All Black Captain and NZ Rugby chairman Jock Hobbs and the nephew of former All Black fullback and current Australian rugby union coach Robbie Deans. Hobbs represented both New Zealand Schools and New Zealand Under 19s before moving to Brisbane, Australia to undertake study at the University of Queensland. He debuted for the Lions in the 2008 season after spending the two previous years contracted to the Queensland Reds Rugby Academy. He also had a stint with the Melbourne Rebels in the inaugural Australian Rugby Championship season. He went on to be drafted by the Blues for the 2009 Super 14 season. During the 2010 season, Hobbs fractured a vertebrae in his back. In August 2010, he underwent spine surgery in Los Angeles. He studied at the University of Texas at Austin on exchange while he completed his rehab. 

October 18th, 1987 in Wellington (Age 36)