17 Facts About Sean Hoppe

Sean "Shoppe" Edward Hoppe was born on 19 January 1971 and is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.

Sean Hoppe was a part of several other Northcote winning teams during these years and scored two tries in the 1991 Lion Red League final.

Sean Hoppe played 17 games in his first season and won the Raiders' 1992 Rookie of the year award.

Sean Hoppe was the New Zealand Player of the Year in 1993.

However at the end of the 1993 season it was announced that Sean Hoppe had signed for the new Auckland Warriors side who were to enter the competition in 1995.

Sean Hoppe was part of the Auckland Warriors inaugural side in 1995 and became a regular first team player.

Sean Hoppe was voted the competition's best winger in 1995 and his 19 tries in the 1995 season remained a club record until 2003.

Sean Hoppe is currently fourth on the club's all-time try scoring list with 44.

Sean Hoppe joined St Helens on a short-term deal but then signed a two-year deal with the club.

Sean Hoppe played for St Helens from the interchange bench in their 1999 Super League Grand Final victory over Bradford Bulls.

Sean Hoppe played for St Helens at centre, scoring a try in their 2000 Super League Grand Final victory over Wigan Warriors.

Sean Hoppe's contract was later extended for another year and he retired at the end of the 2002 season.

Sean Hoppe played for St Helens from the interchange bench in their 2002 Super League Grand Final victory against the Bradford Bulls.

Sean Hoppe is currently working as part of Bullgang in the WestConnex M4-M5 Link Tunnels.

Sean Hoppe was a Junior Kiwi in 1989 and played for the New Zealand Maori rugby league team from 1990.

Sean Hoppe played in 35 test matches for New Zealand between 1992 and 2002, including the 1995 World Cup.

Sean Hoppe represented New Zealand in the Super League Tri-series in 1997 and played for Aotearoa Maori at the 2000 World Cup.