Will Hopoate won’t be the last NRL player to ask for time off for their faith

GOOD luck to Will Hopoate. And even better luck to the next NRL player who asks for Sundays off for religious beliefs.

Boo Bailey’s take on Will Hopoate’s Sundays.

GOOD luck to Will Hopoate. And even better luck to the next NRL player who asks for Sundays off for religious beliefs.

I’m not sure Hoppa will be sitting at home this Sunday with the remote control eating pizza, as our artist Boo Bailey seems to think.

But while Hoppa has the full support of his teammates, it was still funny to hear Sam Perrett reveal how he was knocked back the same opportunity when he put it to Des Hasler recently.

One of the nicest men in the game, Perrett is also a devout Mormon. “Des basically said had we negotiated like Hoppa had done, it would have been a different story,” Perrett said. “But he said we were down on numbers and we are going to need you.”

Not that Perrett was complaining. But it will be interesting to see how future requests are handled by other NRL coaches. You can bet Perrett won’t be the last to ask.

Boo Bailey’s take on Will Hopoate’s Sundays.

Originally published as Will Hopoate won’t be the last NRL player to ask for time off for their faith