Lee Hopkins (born 17 February 1978) is an Australian former

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s for the

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and the

Penrith Panthers The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith that competes in the NRL. The team is based west of the centre of Sydney, at the foot of the Blue Mountains. Penrith ...

in the

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competition and for the

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Harlequins RL The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club in London, England. The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...

in the

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, as a .

Playing career

Hopkins made his first grade debut for Penrith in Round 10 1997 against the

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at the WACA which ended in a 35–20 loss. Hopkins was part of the Penrith side which finished 5th in the 2000 season but lost to Parramatta in the semi-finals. The following season, Hopkins made 16 appearances as Penrith endured a horrid season on the field and finished last. At the end of 2002, Hopkins was released by Penrith to join Parramatta. Hopkins played 2 seasons with Parramatta, both of which saw the club miss the finals. Hopkins was then released by Parramatta and he signed with Harlequins in England. Having played a stint for the London Broncos/Harlequins RL in the Super League, Hopkins returned to Australia at the end of the 2007 season. In 2008, he played for the

Windsor Wolves The Windsor Wolves are a rugby league team based in the town of Windsor, New South Wales. The club fields both junior and senior teams in the Penrith District Rugby League competitions. The club has fielded teams in semi-professional, New Sout ...

in the Jim Beam Cup competition before retiring due to a persistent knee injury.

Post playing

From the 2019 season, Hopkins is the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the

in the

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References

External links

Quins RL profileLee Hopkins website
1978 births Living people Australian rugby league players London Broncos players Parramatta Eels players Penrith Panthers players Windsor Wolves players Rugby league second-rows Rugby league players from Sydney {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1970s-stub