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bill hopkin

william `` bill '' henry hopkin -lrb- 1 july 1914 -- 3 march 2002 -rrb- was a welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s .
hopkin was born in newport , and played representative level rugby union -lrb- ru -rrb- for wales , and at club level for chepstow rfc , gloucester rfc , and newport rfc , as a wing , i.e. number 11 or 14 , played club level rugby league -lrb- rl -rrb- for swinton , and played association football -lrb- soccer -rrb- with newport county reserves , he died in newport aged 87 .
