Che Hope

Che Hope

Born	(2003-01-10) 10 January 2003 (age 23) Hollybush, Wales
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	79.5 kg (12 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Scrum-half Current team Dragons Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2023– Dragons 21 (30) Correct as of 7 May 2023 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2022– Wales U20 5 (0) Correct as of 7 May 2023

Che Hope (born 10 January 2003) is a Welsh rugby union player, currently playing for United Rugby Championship side the Dragons. His preferred position is scrum-half.^[1]

Professional career

Hope was born in Hollybush and represented both Ebbw Vale RFC and Newport RFC. He first broke through with the Dragons in the pre-season of the 2022–23 season.^[2] He debuted with the Dragons in November 2022, against the Lions, scoring a try on debut.^[3] During the 2025–26 United Rugby Championship,

Hope scored twice in the win against Connacht, and followed it up with another double a week later as they lost to Cardiff in the traditional east Wales Boxing Day derby.^[4]

Hope represented Wales U20 in 2022,^[5] before representing the side again in 2023.^[6]

References

1. "Che Hope". Welsh Rugby Union. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
2. "Dragons look for Che Hope and Morgan Lloyd to push seniors". South Wales Argus. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
3. "United Rugby Championship: Lions 33-25 Dragons". BBC Sport. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
4. "URC: Double Welsh derby day provides drama amid uncertainty". BBC Sport. 27 December 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
5. "Che's battle with close friend and rival gives him Hope". Welsh Rugby Union. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
6. "Wales Under-20s name team to play Italy as 'exceptional' schoolboy starts". Wales Online. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

External links

• itsrugby.co.uk Profile