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Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer
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Male
Place of birth
Newport, United Kingdom
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Age
87 years
Sports Teams
Wales national rugby union team
Gloucester Rugby
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Biography
William Henry Hopkin (1 July 1914 – 3 March 2002) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s.
Hopkin was born in Newport, he played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Chepstow RFC, Gloucester RFC and Newport RFC, as a Wing, i.e. number 11 or 14, played club level rugby league (RL) for Swinton, and played association football (soccer) with Newport County reserves, he died in Newport aged 87.
International Honours
Bill Hopkin won a cap for Wales (RU) while at Newport RFC in 1937 against Scotland.
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Notable English Athletes
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Welsh Athletes
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable English Rugby league players
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Welsh Rugby league players
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable English Rugby union players
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Welsh Rugby union players
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
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