USA Eagles
Hodges was capped 54 times by the USA Eagles at lock, flanker and at the #8 position. He made his debut as a substitute against Uruguay in 1996 at Fletcher's Fields in Markham, Canada.
He was the USA National Team Captain 27 times during 2000 through 2003.
Hodges won the Michelob Amber Bock USA Rugby Athlete of the Year in 2005.
A match between the USA and France, on July 3, 2004, marked the final game that Hodges represented the United States, as a player. After nine years of service to the Eagles, Hodges explained his decision. "I think now is the right time. I’m still playing at a high level and I think I wanted to be a part of the team, as long as I was selected, and of the transition. But now I see that the team is in good hands and some exciting players are coming through. We’re building for the next World Cup and so the more I stay around, that’s one less guy in the XV that coach has experience for the next World Cup."
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