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.

Bill Hopkin

International honours

Bill Hopkin won a cap for Wales (RU) while at Newport RFC in 1937 against Scotland.

Bill Hopkin

References

External links

Search for "Hopkin" at rugbyleagueproject.org

Statistics at espnscrum.com

Statistics at wru.co.uk

(archived by web.archive.org) Profile at blackandambers.co.uk

1914 births

2002 deaths

Footballers who switched code

Gloucester Rugby players

Newport RFC players

Swinton Lions players

Rugby league players from Newport, Wales

Rugby union players from Newport, Wales

Rugby union wings

Wales international rugby union players

Welsh rugby league players

Welsh rugby union players

Bill Hopkin