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Ray "Chico" Hopkins (born on 8 July 1946 in Maesteg, Wales)〔(Ray Hopkins player profile ) Scrum.com〕 is a Welsh international rugby player who was also a member of the British Lions. Outside rugby he was a National Coal Board fitter at their workshop in Maesteg. ==Club career== Hopkins played youth rugby union for the Maesteg RFC academy. Later, he played for the senior Maesteg team,〔''The Rugby Clubs of Wales'', David Parry-Jones (1989) pg81 ISBN 0-09-173850-4〕 , British and Irish Lions, and Llanelli RFC. Hopkins played for the victorious Llanelli team that played and beat the New Zealand All Blacks at Stradey Park on 31 October 1972. The Scarlets side emerged 9-3 winners of what was a bruising, brutal encounter at a packed Stradey Park with 20,000 supporters. Others to play in the victory included ex Wales Coach Gareth Jenkins and Ray Gravell. In 1972 Hopkins joined Swinton RLFC (rugby league), making his debut against Huyton on 3 December that year. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ray Hopkins」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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