Tom Hooper (rugby union)

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Tom Hooper
Date of birth (2001-01-29) 29 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Australia
Height199 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight122 kg (269 lb; 19 st 3 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock / Flanker
Current team Brumbies
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021– Brumbies 38 (0)
Correct as of 14 June 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023–present Australia 10 (5)
Correct as of 6 November 2024

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.

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Career

Brumbies

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

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

In 2024, Hooper was a guest on Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee .

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References

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  2. "Plus500 Brumbies Finalise 2020 Super Rugby Squad" (Press release). Brumbies. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  3. "Fainga'a, Simone reach 50, as Kata returns for Plus500 Brumbies". Brumbies. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  4. "Tom HOOPER profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  5. "Late Super charge clinched Tom Hooper's Wallabies debut". The West Australian. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  6. Coetzee, Dylan (5 August 2023). "Australia player ratings: Tom Hooper shines again in tough Bledisloe II loss". PlanetRugby. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  7. 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.{{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)