[2] He captained the Force for many years, including in 2014 when the club had the most successful season in their Super Rugby history with nine wins.
Hodgson's leadership and playing form in that season earned him a recall to the Wallabies for the test series against France.
His form as a flanker, saw Hodgson receive a call up into the Australian under-21s team for the 2002 Under 21 Rugby World Championship.
In addition to this, he got his first taste of international rugby, playing for the Australian A side against the Junior All Blacks in Canberra.
Hodgson enjoyed a break-out season in 2009, earning his first Western Force Player of the Year award and first Wallabies call up.
[7] A serious AC Joint injury sustained during the 39th minute sidelined Hodgson for 3 months, but he returned for the Spring Tour later that year and performed in the midweek matches against Gloucester and Cardiff Blues.
Hodgson's first test cap was a substitution from the bench in the 49–3 victory against Fiji in Canberra, during the 2010 mid-year rugby union internationals.