Tom Hooper (rugby union)
| Date of birth | 29 January 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 199 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 122 kg (269 lb; 19 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tom Hooper (born 29 January 2001) [1] is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Brumbies in Super Rugby. He plays as either a lock or flanker.
Career
[edit]Brumbies
[edit]Hooper was named in the Brumbies squad for the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman and the following 2021 Super Rugby AU season.[2] He made his debut in round 1 of Super Rugby Trans-Tasman in the match against the Crusaders and played all 5 games, coming off the bench for all games.[3] In 2021 Hooper made 12 appearances including 2 starts in the finals series.[4]
In the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season Hooper started the season injured, making his season debut in Round 11, playing the remaining 7 games of the season including 2 games in the finals.
Wallabies
[edit]In July 2023 Hooper was selected for the Australian Wallabies, starting at number 6 against South Africa.[5] He earned another 2 caps against New Zealand, scoring a try in the second Bledisloe Cup test and leading the tackle count in both tests.[6]
In August 2023 Hooper was named in the Wallabies squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[7]
Personal life
[edit]In 2024, Hooper was a guest on Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee.
References
[edit]- ^ "Tom Hooper". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Plus500 Brumbies Finalise 2020 Super Rugby Squad" (Press release). Brumbies. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Fainga'a, Simone reach 50, as Kata returns for Plus500 Brumbies". Brumbies. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Tom HOOPER profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Late Super charge clinched Tom Hooper's Wallabies debut". The West Australian. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Coetzee, Dylan (5 August 2023). "Australia player ratings: Tom Hooper shines again in tough Bledisloe II loss". PlanetRugby. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ https://www.westernadvocate.com.au/profile/740/alexander-grant (11 August 2023). "Hooper's determination rewarded with spot in Rugby World Cup squad". Western Advocate. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
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External links
[edit]- Tom Hooper at ItsRugby.co.uk
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