John Hopoate handed 10-year ban from rugby league after fight

16 August 2018 12:08
Former winger claims he was racially abused‘No-one gets angry for no reason,’ says 44-year-oldJohn Hopoate has been banned from any involvement in rugby league for 10 years for a fight in a Manly A-Grade match last month which he claims was sparked by vile racial taunts.Hopoate fronted the NSW Rugby League conduct review panel on Wednesday night after pleading guilty to three counts of contrary conduct and one of striking just minutes after coming off the bench while filling in for Narraweena against Forestville. Related: NRL's coaching merry-go-round at risk of spinning out of control | Nick Tedeschi Continue readingreadfullarticle

Source: TheGuardian