Jamil Hopoate

Jamil Hopoate is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL.

Jamil Hopoate
Personal information
Full nameJamil Hopoate
Born (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994
Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020– Brisbane Broncos 7 0 0 0 0
As of 21 May 2020
Source: [1]

Background

He was born and raised in Manly, New South Wales but of Tongan decent. He is the son of former Manly Sea Eagles player John Hopoate[2] and younger brother of current rugby league superstar William Hopoate.

Playing career

Hopoate made his debut in round 1 of the 2020 NRL season for the Brisbane Broncos vs North Queensland Cowboys starting from the bench.[3]

Controversy

In 2012, Hopoate was sacked by Parramatta due to a string of off-field incidents which included a mid-range drink driving conviction.[4]

In 2014, Hopoate was jailed for one year and given a two-year good behaviour bond after a violent assault on two men at a Sydney pub. Hopoate was later sacked by his club Manly-Warringah over the incident.[5]

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References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "'Jail was the wake up call I needed':Jamil Hopoate ready for NRL debut". Sydney Morning Herald. 9 March 2020.
  3. "Round 1 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 10 March 2020.
  4. "Parramatta Eels sack Jamil Hopoate over off field behaviour". www.heraldsun.com.au.
  5. "Jamil Hopoate jailed over unprovoked attack". www.theguardian.com.
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