Jamil Hopoate
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| Full name | Jamil Hopoate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 November 1994 Manly, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 21 May 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Jamil Hopoate is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL.
Background
He is the son of former Manly Sea Eagles player John Hopoate.[2]
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]
References
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "'Jail was the wake up call I needed':Jamil Hopoate ready for NRL debut". Sydney Morning Herald. 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Round 1 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Parramatta Eels sack Jamil Hopoate over off field behaviour". www.heraldsun.com.au.
- ^ "Jamil Hopoate jailed over unprovoked attack". www.theguardian.com.