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

Club career

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.

Hooper will leave the Brumbies at the end of the 2025 season to join the Premiership club Exeter Chiefs in England.[5]

International career

In July 2023 Hooper was selected for the Australian Wallabies, starting at number 6 against South Africa.[6] 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.[7]

In August 2023 Hooper was named in the Wallabies squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[8]

Personal life

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

References

  1. ^ "Tom Hooper". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  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. ^ "Exeter confirm signing of Wallaby Tom Hooper". www.rugbypass.com. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Late Super charge clinched Tom Hooper's Wallabies debut". The West Australian. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  7. ^ Coetzee, Dylan (5 August 2023). "Australia player ratings: Tom Hooper shines again in tough Bledisloe II loss". PlanetRugby. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Hooper's determination rewarded with spot in Rugby World Cup squad". Western Advocate. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.


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