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. His playing position is lock.
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.
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]
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