Bill Hopkin

{{short description|Wales international rugby union & league player (1914-2002)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}

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|birth_date = 1 July 1914

|birth_place = Newport, Wales

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|updated = 3 April 2011

|source = [http://www.espnscrum.com/wales/rugby/player/caps.html?team=4 scrum.com]

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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, played club level rugby league (RL) for Swinton,Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate. {{ISBN|0-9511190-0-1}} and played association football (soccer) with Newport County reserves. He died in Newport aged 87.