Causeway Bay Rugby Football Club

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Name: Anthony Hopewell

Nicknames: Ant, Big Man, Tai Kwai Sau

DOB: 14/01/1976

Nationality: British

Position: Lock

Tours: None

Previous teams: DeA

Most memorable moment: Crowd-pleasing, try-saving dump tackle defending on the line after five minutes. Cracked two of my ribs and my collarbone - dislocated his shoulder. Didn't notice until after the match. We won by three.

Favorite players: Martin Johnson, Simon Shaw

Greatest influences: Martin Johnson, Rory Underwood

Best thing about CWB RFC: Don't know yet, but so far, enthusiasm.

Best advice ever received: "You're a big unit, just run through them..."

Favorite quotes: "If the game is run properly as a professional game, you do not need 57 old farts running rugby" - Will Carling;
"Rugby is a good occasion for keeping thirty bullies far from the center of the
city." - Oscar Wilde

Funniest CWB RFC incident: None yet. Give me time...

What do you want to be remembered for: exploding through the opposition line