Bruce Hopkins (rugby league), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bruce Hopkins (rugby league)

Australian rugby league player

Date of Birth: 06-Dec-1924

Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 26-Dec-2013

Profession: rugby league player

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Bruce Hopkins (rugby league)

  • Bruce Hopkins (6 December 1924 – 26 December 2013) was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1940s.
  • He played for the Canterbury Bulldogs for three seasons between 1947-1949, the Balmain Tigers for two seasons between 1950-1951, the St.
  • George Dragons for one season in 1954. Hopkins represented New South Wales in 1947 and 1948 and for the Australian national side in 1948.
  • He attended Sydney Boys High School, graduating in 1942.
  • While serving in the Australian Army in Townsville, he played for Centrals ASA rugby league club during 1945 and 1946.
  • Hopkins played for Canterbury-Bankstown at halfback in the 1947 NSWRFL season's grand final, losing to Balmain.
  • The following year he was first selected to play for Australia, but did not appear in any Test matches.
  • He is remembered as the first ever Canterbury-Bankstown player to be selected for a Kangaroo Tour.

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