Will Hopkins
{{short description|Wales international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Will Hopkins
|fullname = William Hopkins
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|birth_date =
|birth_place = Wales
|death_date =
|death_place = unknown
|weight =
|position = {{rlp|SH}}
|club1 = Wigan
|year1start = 1904
|year1end = 05
|appearances1 = 15
|tries1 = 0
|goals1 = 2
|fieldgoals1 =
|points1 = 4
|club2 = Huddersfield
|club3 = Aberdare
|year3start = 1908
|year3end = 09
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|teamA = Other Nationalities
|yearAstart = 1905
|yearAend =
|appearancesA = 1
|triesA = 0
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 0
|teamB = Wales
|yearBstart = 1908
|yearBend =
|appearancesB = 1
|triesB = 0
|goalsB = 0
|fieldgoalsB = 0
|pointsB = 0
|retired = yes
|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/w-hopkins/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}{{Rugby league records |id=9910 |title=Will Hopkins |access-date=19 February 2025}}
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Will Hopkins (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Aberdare, as a {{rlp|sh}}.{{cite book| first1= Graham| last1= Williams| first2= Peter| last2= Lush| first3= David| last3= Farrar| title= The British Rugby League Records Book| publisher= London League| isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6| year= 2009| pages= 108–114}}{{cite web|url=https://rugbyleague.wales/player-rl?id=157908&authtoken=QkU3RUVDRjAtMzYzNi00Q0M3LTk0Q0EtMEE4MUI2QkJGMjM4&teamid=MTA1MzU3|title=Statistics at rugbyleague.wales|publisher=rugbyleague.wales|date=31 December 2019|accessdate=1 January 2020}}
Club career
Hopkins played rugby league for Wigan and Huddersfield before debuting for Aberdare in 1908.{{cite news |title=Rugby |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/968317594 |work=Aberdare Leader |date=14 November 1908 |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}{{cite web |title=Bill Hopkins |url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/readarticle.php?article_id=546 |website=Cherryandwhite.co.uk |access-date=19 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111045825/http://wigan.rlfans.com/readarticle.php?article_id=546 |archive-date=11 January 2020}}
International honours
Hopkins won a cap for Wales while at Aberdare in the 7-31 defeat by England at Wheater's Field, Salford on Monday 28 December 1908.
References
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Category:Aberdare RLFC players
Category:Place of birth missing
Category:Place of death missing
Category:Rugby league halfbacks
Category:Wales national rugby league team players
Category:Welsh rugby league players
Category:Year of birth missing
Category:Year of death missing
Category:Other Nationalities rugby league team players
Category:Wigan Warriors players
Category:Huddersfield Giants players
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