Sean Hoppe
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Full name | Sean Edward Hoppe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 19 January 1971||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sean "Shoppe" Edward Hoppe[3] (born 19 January 1971) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.[1]
Early years
As a junior, he played for the Glen Innes Falcons, a feeder club to Ellerslie during the 1980s.[4]
Hoppe then joined the
Playing career
1990s
Hoppe played 17 games in his first season and won the Raiders' 1992 Rookie of the year award.
Signed for a five-year contract, he was released by the Auckland Warriors near the end of the 1999 season so he could join St. Helens in the Super League competition.[10][11] Hoppe joined St. Helens on a short-term deal but then signed a two-year deal with the club.[12] Hoppe played for St. Helens from the interchange bench in their 1999 Super League Grand Final victory over Bradford Bulls.
2000s
Having won the 1999 Championship,
Later years
After retirement Hoppe moved to Bundaberg and is a referee in the Bundaberg Rugby League competition as well as serving as an assistant coach for their representative team. Sean is currently working as part of Bullgang in the WestConnex M4-M5 Link Tunnels
His daughter Kaitlyn Hoppe starred in Season 8 of The Bachelor Australia and came 5th.
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Representative career
Hoppe was a Junior Kiwi in 1989 and played for the New Zealand Māori rugby league team from 1990.[14][17]
Hoppe played in 35 test matches for New Zealand between 1992 and 2002, including the 1995 World Cup. His test career originally ended in 1999 however in 2002 he was called up into the squad touring Europe as an injury replacement and played in the final test against Great Britain and the one-off test against France. In these matches he played for the Kiwis in the Centres, rather than his usual Wing position.
Hoppe also represented New Zealand in the Super League Tri-series in 1997 and played for Aotearoa Māori at the 2000 World Cup.
References
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Sean Hoppe". NZ Warriors. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ HOPPE, SEAN EDWARD 1992 – 99, 2002 – KIWI #631 nzleague.co.nz
- ^ Played for the mighty Mt.Wellington Warriors Under16s & Under 17s in 1986 & 1987 respectively.History Archived 8 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine ellerslieleague.co.nz
- ^ John Coffey and Bernie Wood, The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League, Hodder Moa, Auckland, 2007, p. 283.
- ^ John Coffey and Bernie Wood, The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League, Hodder Moa, Auckland, 2007, p. 293.
- ^ John Coffey and Bernie Wood, The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League, Hodder Moa, Auckland, 2007, p. 300.
- ^ Award Winners Archived 19 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine Raiders.com.au
- ^ Sean Hoppe bio rugbyleague.co.nz
- ^ Hoppe expected to head to England AAP Sports News, 11 August 1999
- ^ How Hoppe fell off the pace Sunday Star-Times, 8 August 1999
- ^ Dave Hadfield St Helens invest in Hoppe's experience The Independent, 3 December 1999
- ^ Hoppe signs new Saints deal BBC Sport, 6 November 2001
- ^ a b Hoppe's last stand; Sean's set to skipper St Helens. Daily Post, 25 October 2002
- ^ Murray Wenzel Sean Hoppe the face of BRL News Mail, 6 March 2009
- ^ Doug Gillett 47th Battalion team to prosper News Mail, 3 March 2010
- ISBN 9781869693312.