Chico Hopkins

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Ray Hopkins
Birth nameRaymond Hopkins
Date of birth (1946-07-08) 8 July 1946 (age 77)
Place of birthMaesteg, Wales
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight12 st 11 lb (179 lb; 81 kg)
Occupation(s)fitter
Rugby league career
Position(s) Back
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1972-? Swinton RLFC ()
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Maesteg RFC ()
– Llanelli RFC ()
– Barbarian F.C. ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1970 Wales 1 (3)
1971
British Isles
 1 (0)

Ray "Chico" Hopkins (born 8 July 1946)

British Lions
.

Background

Ray Hopkins was born in Maesteg, Wales, and he later worked as a National Coal Board fitter at their workshop in Maesteg.

Club career

Hopkins played youth

British and Irish Lions and Llanelli RFC
.

Hopkins played for the victorious Llanelli team that played and beat the New Zealand All Blacks at Stradey Park on 31 October 1972. The Scarlets side emerged 9-3 winners of what was a bruising, brutal encounter at a packed Stradey Park with 20,000 supporters. Others to play in the victory included ex Wales Coach Gareth Jenkins and Ray Gravell.

In 1972 Hopkins joined Swinton RLFC (rugby league), making his debut against Huyton on 3 December that year.[3]

International career

Although he played only 20 minutes for the full international Wales team, Hopkins earned lasting fame in Welsh rugby history due to a notable try against England in 1970.

scrum-half
position at the time.

Hopkins's moment of fame came during the

J.P.R. Williams
, Wales won the game.

He toured with the

1971 Lions to New Zealand and played in ten games against provincial sides.[6] He was an injury replacement for Gareth Edwards in the Dunedin Test
match, which the Lions won, 9-3.

References

  1. ^ Ray Hopkins player profile Scrum.com
  2. ISBN 0-09-173850-4
  3. ISBN 1-872424-10-4
    .
  4. ^ Hugh Godwin (1 February 2008). "Enter the dragon: the history of England v Wales". The Independent. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  5. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3
  6. ^ Chico Hopkins Lions profile lionsrugby.com
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