Sam Hopkins (rugby league)

Sam Hopkins (born 17 February 1990) is a Wales international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for Rochdale Hornets in Betfred League 1.

Sam Hopkins
Personal information
Born (1990-02-17) 17 February 1990
England.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight17 st 5 lb (110 kg)
Playing information
PositionProp, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–13 Leigh Centurions 64 26 0 0 104
2014 Wigan Warriors 0 0 0 0 0
2014(DR) → Workington Town 1 1 0 0 4
2014(loan) → Leigh Centurions 20 5 0 0 20
2015–17 Leigh Centurions 76 24 0 0 96
2018 Toronto Wolfpack 19 2 0 0 8
2019 Workington Town 23 4 0 0 16
Total 203 62 0 0 248
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017 Wales 1 0 0 0 0
As of 26 November 2019
Source: [1][2]

Career

Hopkins made his senior début for the Leigh Centurions on 6 March 2011 in a Challenge Cup match against amateur side the Hull Dockers. His league début came later that month on 27 March 2011 in a match against the Widnes Vikings.

In 2014, Hopkins transferred to local rivals, the Wigan Warriors,[3] but failed to make an appearance for the Super League club. He did however play a single game on dual-registration for Workington Town. He re-joined the Leigh Centurions on loan for most of the 2014 season.[4]

In 2015, Hopkins made his return to Leigh Centurions permanent.[5]

In 2017 he made his Super League début for the Leigh Centurions and appeared in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup for Wales.

In December 2017, Hopkins joined Toronto Wolfpack on a one-year deal.[6]

In January 2019 he joined former super league side Workington Town. His new home ground is Derwent Park. He will play in league 1

References
  1. "Players - Love Rugby League".
  2. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Sam Hopkins - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  3. "Wigan Sign Sam Hopkins - News - Wigan Warriors". www.wiganwarriors.com.
  4. "Players - Love Rugby League".
  5. "Sam Hopkins returns to Leigh following unsuccessful spell at Wigan".
  6. "Wolfpack sign Sam Hopkins". Toronto Wolfpack. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.


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