1. Craig Kopczak was born on 20 December 1986 and is a former Wales international rugby league footballer who most recently as a prop for Oldham RLFC in the RFL Championship.
16 Facts About Craig Kopczak
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Craig Kopczak previously played for the Bradford Bulls in the Super League, and on loan from Bradford at Halifax in 2008's National League One.
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Craig Kopczak is married to Victoria and they have two children, Poppy and Harvey.
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Craig Kopczak spent at period in 2008 on loan at Halifax, and later established himself as an important first-team player for Bradford.
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Craig Kopczak scored his first try for the club against St Helens in 2008, and scored his first career hat-trick against Wakefield Trinity.
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Craig Kopczak signed a three-year deal with Huddersfield after he left the Bradford club.
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Craig Kopczak played for the club for three years and was a member of the team that won the League Leaders' Shield in 2013.
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Craig Kopczak joined Salford ahead of the 2016 Super League season.
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Craig Kopczak joined Wakefield Trinity in October 2018 on a one-year deal for the 2019 Super League season, after Salford accepted a transfer fee from the West Yorkshire club.
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Craig Kopczak signed a contract extension in March 2019, remaining at the club until the end of the 2020 Super League season.
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On 31 March 2025, Craig Kopczak announced that he was retiring from Rugby League with immediate effect.
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Craig Kopczak made his Wales debut in 2007, and scored his first Wales try in a match against England in 2009.
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Craig Kopczak featured for Wales in the 2011 Four Nations.
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Craig Kopczak was Wales player of the tournament during the Four Nations, whilst winning Bradford's Player of the Year 2011.
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Craig Kopczak captained Wales in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup and 2015 European Cup.
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Craig Kopczak captained the team again in the following year's 2017 World Cup qualifiers.