Damian Hopley

Damian Hopley

Personal information
Full name	Damian Hopley
Date of birth	12 April 1970 (1970-04-12) (age 41)
Place of birth	London, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	14 st 9 lbs (93 kg)
School(s) attended	St Benedict's School, Ealing and Harrow School
University(s)	University of St Andrews, University of Cambridge
Club information
Position(s)	Wing / Centre
Current club	Retired
Youth clubs
Years	Club
1990 ‐ 92	Wasps Academy
Senior clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
1992 ‐ 98	University of St Andrews RFC London Wasps	43 (95)
Representative teams
	England A England	3
Sevens National teams
1993	England	1993 Sevens World Cup
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only.

Damian Hopley born 12 April 1970 in London, is a former rugby union player for London Wasps and England.

Hopley's position of choice was on the wing or in the centres.

He was a member of the successful England sevens team that won the Melrose Cup in the inaugural IRB 1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens at Murrayfield.

Hopley won 3 caps for England and retired in 1998 after injuries forced him to retire at the age of 27.^[1] He is the founder and chief executive of the Professional Rugby Players' Association, launched in August 1998, as the representative body and collective voice of professional rugby union players in England. The PRA was set up to look after the interests of all professional players, from Academy players to the Superstars of the International game. The PRA is a not-for-profit registered trade union.

References

1. ^ "Hopley continues as players' boss". BBC. 2006-10-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/6098798.stm. Retrieved 2008-02-18. 

External links

• Wasps profile

Persondata
Name	Hopley, Damian
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	12 April 1970
Place of birth	London, England
Date of death
Place of death