Australia & Tonga international rugby league footballer
John Hopoate
Hopoate in 2008
Personal information
Born
(1974-01-16) 16 January 1974 (age 50) Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
Playing information
Height
182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight
104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Position
Wing
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1993–99
Manly Sea Eagles
123
62
0
0
248
2000–01
Wests Tigers
28
6
0
0
24
2001–02
Northern Eagles
31
12
0
0
48
2003–05
Manly Sea Eagles
27
7
0
0
28
Total
209
87
0
0
348
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1994
Tonga
1
0
0
0
0
1995
New South Wales
1
0
0
0
0
1995
Australia
2
3
0
0
12
1997–03
City NSW
3
0
0
0
0
Source: [1][2]
John Hopoate (born 16 January 1974 in Tonga) is a former professional rugby league player and boxer who was involved in sport controversies and subsequently convicted for violent crimes. He played rugby league in the Tonga national rugby league team, Australian Rugby League team, NSW State of Origin team and in the National Rugby League (NRL) for Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (including their 1996 Premiership team), Wests Tigers and the Northern Eagles. He became the "most suspended player of the modern era".[3] In 2018 he was banned for 10 years by the NSWRL from any involvement in its and affiliated rugby league.
Hopoate was the Australian heavyweight boxing champion from 2008 to 2009.
He is the father of footballers William, Jamil and Albert Hopoate.
^Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "John Hopoate - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
^Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. pp. 246–247. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.
^Mascord, Steve (23 March 2005). "Hoppa out: banned, sacked, retired". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
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Matterson marched in Manly mauling". NRL.com. Retrieved 16 August 2021. St John, Mark (26 March 2022). "Barnett 'brain explosion' burns brave Knights, Panthers...
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Boxing World Champions, p. 15, ISBN 9781477107294 Adam J. Pollack (2006), John L. Sullivan: The Career of the First Gloved Heavyweight Champion, p. 159...
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