Jamil Hopoate

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Jamil Hopoate
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Personal information
Born (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 30)
Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Playing information
Position Lock, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2020 Brisbane Broncos 120000
Source: [1]
As of 9 March 2021
Father John Hopoate
Relatives William Hopoate (brother)
Albert Hopoate (brother)
Lehi Hopoate (brother)
Albert Hopoate (uncle)

Jamil Hopoate (born 8 November 1994) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and convicted criminal who last played as a lock and second-row for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL).

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Background

He was born and raised in Manly, New South Wales but of Tongan descent. He is the son of former Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles player John Hopoate [2] and younger brother of rugby league player William Hopoate. [3]

Playing career

Hopoate made his debut in round 1 of the 2020 NRL season for the Brisbane Broncos vs North Queensland Cowboys starting from the bench. [4]

Hopoate played 12 games for Brisbane in the 2020 NRL season as they finished last on the table for the first time in the club's history. [5]

Hopoate was released by Brisbane Broncos at the end of the 2020 season. [6]

Convictions

In 2012, Hopoate was sacked by Parramatta due to a string of off-field incidents which included a mid-range drink driving conviction. [7]

In 2014, Hopoate was jailed for one year and given a two-year good behaviour bond after a violent assault on two men at a Sydney pub. Hopoate was later sacked by his club Manly-Warringah over the incident. [8]

In December 2020, Hopoate was charged with two counts of domestic violence-related assault, one count of assault, two counts of intimidation with intent to cause fear of physical or mental harm, and one count each of driving while his licence was suspended and mid-range drink-driving. [9] In October 2021 he was sentenced to a 12-month intensive corrections order under which he must abstain from alcohol and undertake 250 hours of community service. He also has to pay $2100 in fines for the driving offences. [10]

In May 2021, Hopoate was charged with large-scale commercial drug supply. [11] He pleaded guilty in May 2022. He and Leanne Mofoa, who was charged as an accessory after the fact, were sentenced on 20 October. [6] Hopoate was given maximum jail time of three years and nine months, and will be eligible for parole on 25 July 2024. Mofoa was sentenced to an 18-month intensive corrections order in the community. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jamil Hopoate - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ↑ "'Jail was the wake up call I needed':Jamil Hopoate ready for NRL debut". Sydney Morning Herald. 9 March 2020.
  3. ↑ McPhee, Sarah (1 July 2021). "Will Hopoate offers $200,000 for brother's bail on large-scale drug supply charge". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Round 1 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 10 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Brisbane get wooden spoon as North Queensland finish on a high". www.nrl.com. 24 September 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Former NRL player Jamil Hopoate pleads guilty to importing cocaine worth $154 million". ABC News. 5 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Parramatta Eels sack Jamil Hopoate over off field behaviour". www.heraldsun.com.au.
  8. ↑ "Jamil Hopoate jailed over unprovoked attack". www.theguardian.com. 10 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "NRL 2020: Jamil Hopoate charged with assault and drink driving, Brisbane Broncos, off season". 28 December 2020.
  10. ↑ Chung, Laura (8 October 2021). "Former NRL player Jamil Hopoate avoids jail for assaulting partner, drink driving charges". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  11. ↑ McPhee, Sarah and Keoghan, Sarah (19 May 2021). "Bulldogs star Will Hopoate offers $50,000 to secure brother's release from jail". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ↑ Costin, Miklos Bolza and Luke (20 October 2022). "Former NRL player Jamil Hopoate jailed for supplying cocaine". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
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