Birth name | Philip Hopkins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 31 January 1880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Pontardawe, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 26 September 1966 | (aged 86)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Pontardawe Collegiate School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University College of North Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Phil Hopkins (31 January 1880 – 26 September 1966)[1] was a Welsh international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Swansea Rugby Football Club. He won just four caps for Wales but made an important impact to the team's 1909 Triple Crown winning championship.