Albert Hopoate (rugby league, born 2001)

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Albert Hopoate
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Personal information
Born (2001-02-25) 25 February 2001 (age 20)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020 Manly Sea Eagles 5 0 0 0 0
2022– Canberra Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0
As of 16 September 2020
Source: [1]

Albert Hopoate (born 25 February 2001) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a wing, centre and fullback for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL.

He previously played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League.

Background[]

Hopoate is of Tongan descent through his father John Hopoate who was an Australian, Tongan and New South Wales State of Origin representative.[2] His elder brothers William Hopoate and Jamil Hopoate also play in the NRL for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Brisbane Broncos respectively.

Albert played his junior rugby league for the Beacon Hill Bears, before being signed by the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.

Playing career[]

Early years[]

Hopoate rose through the grades at the Manly-Warringah club, playing for their Harold Matthews Cup and S. G. Ball Cup sides, also appearing for the New South Wales under-16s side in 2017.[3] He also played for the Australian Schoolboys rugby union team, New South Wales National Youth rugby sevens and Australian World Schools rugby sevens teams in 2017.[4]

2020[]

In August, Manly agreed to loan Hopoate to the New Zealand Warriors for four games.[5] A week later, the deal was cancelled after Manly required Hopoate due to an injury to centre Moses Suli. Hopoate made his NRL debut for Manly-Warringah in round 16 of the 2020 NRL season, a 6–30 loss to the Melbourne Storm.[6]

In December, Hopoate signed a one- year contract with the Canberra Raiders starting in 2021.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Albert Hopoate - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ^ "Manly to unleash freak with insane highlights reel". wwos.nine.com.au.
  3. ^ "Stats Amazing | Albert Hopoate". New South Wales Rugby League. 31 August 2020.
  4. ^ "A new Hopoate makes his mark". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 18 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Albert Hopoate joins New Zealand Warriors on short-term loan". www.sportingnews.com.
  6. ^ "NRL 2020 - Round 16 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  7. ^ "NRL Transfers 2020: Albert Hopoate to Canberra Raiders, Manly Sea Eagles, Ricky Stuart". 5 December 2020.

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