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Sean Hoppe

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Sean Edward Hoppe
Nickname(s)
Grass
Born
Tuesday, 19th January, 1971
Current Age
55 years and 142 days

Honours & Awards

Dally M Winger Of The Year
1995

Biography

Flying Kiwi winger scored two great tries, including a spectacular intercept, to set up NZ's 14-all draw in the First Test in Auckland in 1993. Hoppe played in all three Tests of the Trans Tasman series but was cut from the Canberra club at year's end for signing a letter of intent with the Auckland Warriors. After playing in two Tests against Great Britain on the 1993-94 Kiwi tour of England and France he spent the 1994 season giving good service to Norths - ironically taking the place of his NZ Test teammate Darryl Halligan. Hoppe played for the Warriors in the club’s formative years before signing with St Helens for three seasons (1999-01). In 2000 he represented the Maori team in the World Cup.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 37 - 37 19-19 - - - 76 - - - 19 15 3 51.35% List
Other International Matches - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Anzac Tests - 3 - 3 2-2 - - - 8 - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
World Cup - 6 - 6 3-3 - - - 12 - - - 4 2 - 66.67% List
Tour Matches Canberra RaidersCAN - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches New ZealandNZL - 24 - 24 13-13 - - - 52 - - - 19 4 1 79.17% List
Tour Matches St HelensSTH - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Test Series 6 23 - 23 10-10 - - - 40 - - - 11 9 3 47.83% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership - 149 3 152 81-81 - - - 324 - 1 - 77 73 2 50.66% List
NRL Finals - 5 - 5 --- - - - - - - - 1 4 - 20.00% List
Challenge Cup AU 1 7 - 7 4-4 - - - 16 - - - 5 2 - 71.43% List
Club Career - UK   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Super League 3 69 16 85 32-32 - - - 128 - - - 67 17 1 78.82% List
Challenge Cup 1 9 1 10 3-3 - - - 12 - - - 8 2 - 80.00% List
Super League Finals - 7 6 13 3-3 - - - 12 - - - 10 3 - 76.92% List
World Club Challenge 1 2 - 2 1-1 - - - 4 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
UK Top Division 3 69 16 85 32-32 - - - 128 - - - 67 17 1 78.82% List
Overall   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  286 20 306 150-150 - - - 600 - 1 - 186 114 6 60.78% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
New Zealand 1992-99, 2002   35 - 35 17-17 - - - 68 - - - 18 14 3 51.43% List
NZ Maori 2000   2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NZ Maori 2000   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
New Zealand 1992, 1995   4 - 4 3-3 - - - 12 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
NZ Maori 2000   2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List

NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
CanberraCanberra 19921992 NSWRL Winfield Cup   17 - 176-6 - - - 24 - - - 7 10 - 41.18% List
CanberraCanberra 19931993 NSWRL Winfield Cup   22 - 2216-16 - - - 64 - - - 15 6 1 68.18% List
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19941994 NSWRL Winfield Cup   25 - 2515-15 - - - 60 - - - 18 6 1 72.00% List
AucklandAuckland 19951995 ARL Winfield Cup   22 - 2219-19 - - - 76 - - - 13 9 - 59.09% List
AucklandAuckland 19961996 ARL Optus Cup   17 3 207-7 - - - 28 - - - 9 11 - 45.00% List
AucklandAuckland 19971997 Super League Telstra Cup   18 - 1811-11 - - - 44 - - - 7 11 - 38.89% List
AucklandAuckland 19981998 NRL Premiership   15 - 155-5 - - - 20 - 1 - 5 10 - 33.33% List
AucklandAuckland 19991999 NRL Premiership   13 - 132-2 - - - 8 - - - 3 10 - 23.08% List

NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Canberra 1992-93   39 - 39 22-22 - - - 88 - - - 22 16 1 56.41% List
North Sydney 1994   25 - 25 15-15 - - - 60 - - - 18 6 1 72.00% List
Warriors 1995-99   85 3 88 44-44 - - - 176 - 1 - 37 51 - 42.05% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
St HelensSt Helens 1999   - 5 5--- - - - - - - - 7 2 - 140.00% List
St HelensSt Helens 2000   26 2 289-9 - - - 36 - - - 26 5 - 92.86% List
St HelensSt Helens 2001   32 1 3314-14 - - - 56 - - - 25 10 1 75.76% List
St HelensSt Helens 2002   22 9 3113-13 - - - 52 - - - 28 6 - 90.32% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
St Helens 1999-02   80 17 97 36-36 - - - 144 - - - 76 20 1 78.35% List

Your Say

  • Mike McMahon
    30 Jun 2012 4:43pm

    Choppy was a full blown superstar in every right, on and off the field . He made an instant impact when he came to saints as a winger , his vision and knowledge of the game is second to none ,,, and he always found his way to the try line.
    A hard working athlete with an amazing die hard attitude.
    We knew each off the the pitch with Sean only living round the corner from me,,, after the game finished Sean went into renovating houses ,,, and in true choppy fashion became very good very quickly ,,, good luck were ever ya are chops
    Mikey boy

  • Sheryl
    19 Oct 2021 5:52am

    Sean was our landlord in St. Helens when he played for Saints He is such a lovely guy and nothing was too much trouble for him. A true gent

  • TYRONE RETI
    30 Apr 2023 3:11pm

    HEY YA SEAN ,JUS LIKE TO SAY IT WAS A BLAST PLAYING WITH YOU AND THE BROS FRM ELLERSLIE EAGLES,GI FALCONR AND TIGERS TOUCH TEAM,ALL DA BEST BRO,2 U AND AL DA WHANAU,STL C SOME OF DA BROS AND U MADE US PROUD FROM GI!

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Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Big League, Richard Bailey's Rugby League World , Warrington Rugby Heritage , Castleford Tigers Heritage , Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999)