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Ex Wallaby captain Michael Hooper switches to Sevens

today21 November, 2023 2

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Australia’s most-capped captain Michael Hooper has signed on with Rugby Australia’s Sevens squad for next year.  Long-time Wallabies captain Michael Hooper is shifting his focus to rugby sevens from the 15-a-side game with a plan to play for Australia at next year’s Paris Olympics.
A four-time winner of the John Eales Medal as Australian rugby’s player of the year, the 125-time capped Hooper will join the sevens program fulltime in January.
The 32-year-old Hooper was contentiously omitted by coach Eddie Jones from Australia’s ill-fated Rugby World Cup squad. The Australians failed to reach the knockout stage for the first time, and Jones has since departed as coach.
The 32-year-old switches to the Sevens having made his Super Rugby debut in 2010 for the Waratahs and with 125 Test caps to his name. Hooper says he is looking forward to this new challenge…

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