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| Great news, welcome back Sam!
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| and he is available for cup tie on sunday
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| Leigh Centurions can confirm that Sam Hopkins will be rejoining the club on a month long loan deal from Wigan Warriors.
Sam, aged 24, originally joined the Centurions ahead the 2010 season. A highly rated young second row forward at the time, Sam came through the ranks at Leigh East and had represented the Great Britain Community Lions Under-18s as they toured Australia. Upon his return, he then became a regular for East’s first team.
After enjoying a steady first season with the club, Hopkins was rewarded for his efforts with a first team squad number for 2011 and made his Centurions debut against Hull Dockers in the Challenge Cup. He also began playing more regularly in the front row. It proved a good move for Hopkins as he pushed his way past a couple of players into the first team reckoning, and eventually got himself noticed by Super League Champions Wigan Warriors.
Sam scored 26 tries in 65 appearances for Leigh and though he signed for Wigan in a two-year deal in June 2013 he saw out the season with the Centurions, playing a big part in their Northern Rail Cup Final defeat of Sheffield Eagles at Halifax.
Speaking of Sam's return to Leigh, Head Coach Paul Rowley said: "We have a sickness bug in the camp at the moment, and have lost two more players due to tonsillitis, so it was a good time for the squad to receive a shot in the arm and a welcome boost."
"We still see Sam as our player, he knows what we are about, and he isn't getting much game-time at the moment, so we're keen to have him back in our ranks to provide extra cover and competition over another tough period."
Hopkins will be eligible to play for The Centurions this weekend in the Tetley’s Challenge Cup as Leigh face Rochdale Hornets at Spotland on Sunday (2pm).
Speaking about the news, Wigan Warriors Rugby Manager Kris Radlinski said:
“The one month loan provides Sam with an opportunity to get some important game time in a tough Championship competition. Sam has worked extremely hard since becoming a full time professional and is making huge strides with us but he needs to play regularly and this agreement with Leigh works well for all parties concerned. “
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| Excellent news He'll be bigger,stronger & even fitter this time so Hoppy could be even more devastating with the ball in hand I can't wait for Sunday I reckon we'll smash them this time
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| Hope he will be available for the Fev away game too.
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| Shame for Ryan Duffy though
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| Doubt we will play Sam at prop more likely second row or loose forward.
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| Quote: Dick Jones "Shame for Ryan Duffy though'"
Unfortunately there is no room for sentiment We must win all games so therefore we must field the best team available. Our rivals are using loan players (not DC) so we should also.
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| Quote: Leigh24.7 "Unfortunately there is no room for sentiment
spot on,finishing in the top two is imperative.
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| Quote: salfordlad "Doubt we will play Sam at prop more likely second row or loose forward.'"
Or we could put him on the wing for a spot of retribution on Gaz "the tripper"Langley
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| Brilliant news !!!
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| Great news that it is, Im still not sure I like this "On loan" stuff. We loan out to Barrow but then loan from Wiggin to replace/cover for them?
How many loanees can a team use,? could it end up that we play the likes of a Dewsbury team made up of half the Leeds team in a challenge cup tie etc.
What could happen in the promotion season, lowly teams loan from the SL in the play offs. I know it's extreme but a team made up with 5/6 SL players could end up knocking us out ( or even a Leigh side with 5/6 SL players deny the likes of Fax Fev etc the same chance) Though we don't need any loans for the last bit
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| Maximum of 5 players can be loaned/dual or a mixture but no more than 5, but Sam is a 'grunt' and Govs is of course a 'pivot' so hardly tit for tat one could say, and yes I know young Briscoe is also a 'grunt' as is Bullock.
But I personally agree with your thinking re if a club is loaning out players why should they loan in.
The play-off rules are different (unless of course the RFL have moved the goal post again???) it used to have been that a player has had have to played a certain number of games with the club to be eligible to play.
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| That's gonna be hell of a pack with the inclusion of Sam H
Some big tough forwards in our team
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