Tom Hopkins (rugby league)
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Full name | Thomas Hopkins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Cumbria, England | 21 December 1992||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 16 May 2023 |
Tom Hopkins (born 21 December 1992) is a Wales international rugby league footballer who last played as a second-row forward for the Barrow Raiders in the Betfred Championship.
Background
[edit]Hopkins was born in England and is of Welsh descent.[3][4]
Playing career
[edit]Club career
[edit]Hopkins played for Askam as an amateur.[5]
He joined the Barrow Raiders ahead of the 2020 season.[6]
International career
[edit]Hopkins represented BARLA on tour in 2018.[7]
He made his Wales debut in June 2022 against France at the Stadium Municipal d'Albi in Albi.[8]
In 2022 Hopkins was named in the Wales squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Player Summary: Tom Hopkins". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Zero Tackle profile
- ^ itsrugby profile
- ^ New Barrow Raiders signing Tom Hopkins wants to play to his strengths in the back row
- ^ First signing for Barrow Raiders revealed
- ^ Match Report - BARLA Lions 16 Fiji Bati Residents 32
- ^ France 34-10 Wales: Rusty Wales given French lesson
- ^ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021