The tournament was not sanctioned by the NSWRL or NRL. News Corp Australia published images of the former Test and NSW winger taking to the field wearing a white glove and poking opponents in the backside. Memories of the incident were revived on Saturday when John Hopoate repeated the act during the Legends of League tournament on the Central Coast. The most notorious moment of his career came while playing for the Wests Tigers in 2001 when he was banned for 12 weeks after inserting his fingers into the backside of three North Queensland opponents. Hopoate Snr is one of the most divisive figures in Australian rugby league history, having been suspended for a record 45 weeks over 13 seasons in first grade. Will Hopoate has revealed the infamous pokes that tarnished his father John's NRL career was supposed to be a joke among teammates. Son lifts the lid on infamous Hopoate poke You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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