Bill Hopkin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bill Hopkin

Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer

Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1914

Place of Birth: Newport, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 03-Mar-2002

Profession: rugby union player, rugby league player

Nationality: Wales, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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.