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{{short description|Wales international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name                = Bill Hopper
|fullname            = William E. H. Hopper
|image               =
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|birth_date          = fourth ¼ 1922
|birth_place         = [[Bridgend]], Wales
|death_date          = September 2008 (aged 85)
|death_place         = [[Castleford]], England
|height              = 6 ft 1 in
|weight              = {{convert|15|st|10|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
|position            = {{rlp|PR}}
|club1               = [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]
|year1start          = 1948
|year1end            = 49
|appearances1        = 5
|tries1              = 0
|goals1              = 0
|fieldgoals1         = 0
|points1             = 0
|club2               = [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
|year2start          = 1950
|year2end            = 57/58
|appearances2        = 227
|tries2              = 15
|goals2              = 1
|fieldgoals2         =
|points2             = 47
|teamA               = [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]]
|yearAstart          = 1953
|yearAend            =
|appearancesA        = 1
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|fieldgoalsA         =
|pointsA             =
|retired             = yes
|updated             = 11 May 2012
|source              = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/w-hopper/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref>
|new                 = yes
}}
'''William "Bill" 'Ernie' H. Hopper''' (birth registered fourth ¼ 1922<ref name="Birth details at freebmd.org.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=P7tTd8KGB8sm6u5r%2BiSMiQ&scan=1|title=Birth details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2016|accessdate=1 January 2017}}</ref> – September 2008) was a Welsh professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]], and at club level for [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]], and [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]], as a {{rlp|pr}}.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/><ref>{{cite book| first1= Graham| last1= Williams| first2= Peter| last2= Lush| first3= David| last3= Farrar| title= The British Rugby League Records Book| publisher= London League| isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6| year= 2009| pages= 108–114}}</ref><ref name="Statistics at rugbyleague.wales">{{cite web|url=https://rugbyleague.wales/player-rl?id=153455&authtoken=QkU3RUVDRjAtMzYzNi00Q0M3LTk0Q0EtMEE4MUI2QkJGMjM4&teamid=MTA1MzU3|title=Statistics at rugbyleague.wales|publisher=rugbyleague.wales|date=31 December 2019|accessdate=1 January 2020}}</ref>
==Background==
William Hopper's birth was registered in [[Bridgend]], Wales, and he died aged 85 in [[Castleford]], England.
==Playing career==
===International honours===
Hopper won a [[Cap (sport)|cap]] for [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]] while at Leeds in 1953.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>
===Challenge Cup Final appearances===
Bill Hopper played at {{rlp|pr}} in [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]' 9–7 victory over [[Barrow Raiders|Barrow]] in the [[1956–57 Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1956–57 Northern Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1956–57 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 11 May 1957.
==Genealogical information==
Bill Hopper's marriage to Patricia ([[Given name#Name at birth|née]] Thorpe) was registered during first ¼ 1951 in [[Leeds]] district.<ref name="Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=wpJhkeQtZxNM3o%2BmVbs1nA&scan=1|title=Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2016|accessdate=1 January 2017}}</ref> They had children; Miriam Hopper ([http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=eOdJCwWha87Za6v2rNfDUQ&scan=1 birth registered] during fourth ¼ {{birth year and age|1951}} in [[Leeds]] district), and Haydn E. W. Hopper ([http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=4tis9YC2A%2BrLSuOxVn0hAw&scan=1 birth registered] during second ¼ {{birth year and age|1954}} in [[Leeds]] district).
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111125033109/http://therhinos.co.uk/news/4253.php Bill Hopper RIP]
*[http://wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk/martini/results.asp?txtName=Hopper Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk]
{{Leeds - 1957 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hopper, William}}
[[Category:1922 births]]
[[Category:2008 deaths]]
[[Category:Leeds Rhinos players]]
[[Category:Rugby league players from Bridgend]]
[[Category:Rugby league props]]
[[Category:Wales national rugby league team players]]
[[Category:Warrington Wolves players]]
[[Category:Welsh rugby league players]]