Will Hope

For the cartoonist, see Will Hope (cartoonist).

William Hope (born 2 June 1993) is an Irish professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second row or loose forward for the Swinton Lions in the Championship^[3] and Ireland at international level.^[4]

Will Hope

Personal information
Full name	William Hope
Born	(1993-06-02) 2 June 1993 (age 32)
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	14 st 9 lb (93 kg)
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Loose forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2013 Salford City Reds 4 2 0 0 8 2013(loan) → Oldham 1 0 0 0 0 2014(loan) → Sheffield Eagles 11 1 0 0 4 2015–16 Oldham 25 5 0 0 20 2017 Sheffield Eagles 25 3 0 0 12 2018– Swinton Lions 17 3 0 0 12 Total 83 14 0 0 56 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2014–17 Ireland 9 3 0 0 12
Source: [1][2] As of 11 February 2018

In 2014, he was called up to the Ireland squad and has been ever present in the team. In 2016, he was called up to the Ireland squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup European Pool B qualifiers.^[5]

Hope has previously played for the Salford City Reds. He has also spent time on loan at the Sheffield Eagles and Oldham.^[6] He joined Oldham in 2015 and was released at the end of the 2016 season.^[3][7] He then signed for Sheffield in January 2017.^[8]

Hope was selected to travel with the Ireland squad for the 2017 World Cup, he only made one appearance but scored twice against Wales.