Lynn Hopkins

Lynn Hopkins
Personal information
Full name Lynn Hopkins
Born Wales
Playing information
Position Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1979–84 Workington Town 99 44 365 4 872
1984–≥84 Kent Invicta 140
Total 99 44 365 4 1012
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Cumbria
1982 Wales 1 0 0 1 2
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

Lynn Hopkins is a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s playing at representative level for Wales, and Cumbria, and at club level for Workington Town, and Kent Invicta, as a Fullback, i.e. number 1.[1]

Playing career

International honours

Lynn Hopkins won a cap for Wales while at Workington Town in the 7-37 defeat by Australia at Ninian Park, Cardiff on Sunday 24 October 1982.[2]

County honours

Lynn Hopkins represented Cumbria.

Career Records

Lynn Hopkins holds Workington Town's record for the most goals in a season (186 in 1981/82), and the most points in a season (438 in 1981/82). He is one of less than twenty-five Welshmen to have scored more than 1000-points in their rugby league career.[3]

References

  1. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. Robert Gate (1988). "Gone North - Volume 2". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-3-6

External links

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