Craig Kopczak
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Personal information | ||||||
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Nickname | Koppy | |||||
Born | Bradford, West Yorkshire, England |
20 December 1986 |||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | |||||
Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb)[1] | |||||
Playing information | ||||||
Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
2006–12 | Bradford | 123 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
2008 | → Halifax (loan) | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013–15 | Huddersfield | 89 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
2016– | Salford Red Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 246 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 68 | |
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
2007–15 | Wales | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
As of 7 November 2015 | ||||||
Source: Rugby League Project |
Craig Kopczak is a rugby league player who currently plays for Salford Red Devils and the Wales national rugby league team. He previously played for Bradford Bulls and Huddersfield. His position is Prop
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Playing career
Bradford
Kopczak made his Bradford debut in 2006. He spent at period in 2008 on loan at Halifax, and later established himself as an important first-team player for Bradford. He scored his first try for the club against St Helens in 2008, and scored his first career hat-trick against Wakefield Trinity in the 4th round of Super League 2011.
Huddersfield
Kopczak signed a 3 year deal with Huddersfield after he left Bradford. He played for the club for three years and was a member of the team that won the League Leaders Shield in 2013.
Salford
Kopczak joined Salford Red Devils ahead of the 2016 Super League season.
Statistics
Season | Appearance | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
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2006 Bradford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 Bradford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 Bradford | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 Bradford | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2010 Bradford | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
2011 Bradford | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
2012 Bradford | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
2013 Huddersfield | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
2014 Huddersfield | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2015 Huddersfield | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 208 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
Wales
Although born in England, Craig decided to represent his country of heritage at international level. He made his Wales debut in 2007, and scored his first Wales try in a match against England in 2009.[2][3]
He featured for Wales in the 2011 Four Nations. He was Wales player of the tournament during the Four Nations, whilst also winning Bradford's Player of the Year 2011.
He captained Wales in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup and 2015 European Cup.
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- Huddersfield Giants players
- Halifax RLFC players
- Bradford Bulls players
- People from Eccleshill, West Yorkshire
- Living people
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