Jamil Hopoate

Jamil Hopoate is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a lock and second-row for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL.

Jamil Hopoate
Personal information
Full nameJamil Hopoate
Born (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994
Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Playing information
PositionLock, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020 Brisbane Broncos 12 0 0 0 0
As of 17 August 2020
Source: [1]

Background

He was born and raised in Manly, New South Wales but of Tongan descent. He is the son of former Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles player John Hopoate[2] and younger brother of rugby league player William Hopoate.

Playing career

Hopoate made his debut in round 1 of the 2020 NRL season for the Brisbane Broncos vs North Queensland Cowboys starting from the bench.[3]

Hopoate played 12 games for Brisbane in the 2020 NRL season as they finished last on the table for the first time in the club's history.[4]

Controversies

In 2012, Hopoate was sacked by Parramatta due to a string of off-field incidents which included a mid-range drink driving conviction.[5]

In 2014, Hopoate was jailed for one year and given a two-year good behaviour bond after a violent assault on two men at a Sydney pub. Hopoate was later sacked by his club Manly-Warringah over the incident.[6]

In December 2020, Hopoate was charged with domestic violence and drink driving.[7]

References
  1. "Jamil Hopoate - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "'Jail was the wake up call I needed':Jamil Hopoate ready for NRL debut". Sydney Morning Herald. 9 March 2020.
  3. "Round 1 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 10 March 2020.
  4. "Brisbane get wooden spoon as North Queensland finish on a high". www.nrl.com.
  5. "Parramatta Eels sack Jamil Hopoate over off field behaviour". www.heraldsun.com.au.
  6. "Jamil Hopoate jailed over unprovoked attack". www.theguardian.com.
  7. "NRL 2020: Jamil Hopoate charged with assault and drink driving, Brisbane Broncos, off season". December 28, 2020.
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