THE FORMER WALES & SWANSEA CENTRE

KEVIN HOPKINS

Swansea was my club for 13 years (1982- 1993, making 179 appearances) and I coached them for four years after that as well.
The year I was captain (1992) we won the Western Mail Trophy, as the highest scoring team in any division of the Heineken Leagues, and we were also losing finalists in the Welsh Cup twice. Sadly, rivals Llanelli denied us the double second time around when they beat us 16-7 at the Arms Park.
Mike Ruddock had just come on board as coach and we had a good period of success, including a win over Australia. A 10,000 cro...