Tom Hooper | |
Birth Date: | 29 January 2001 |
Birth Place: | Australia |
Height: | 1990NaN0 |
Weight: | 1220NaN0 |
Position: | Lock |
Years1: | 2021– |
Apps1: | 38 |
Points1: | 0 |
Clubupdate: | 14 June 2024 |
Repyears1: | 2023 |
Repteam1: | Australia |
Repcaps1: | 8 |
Reppoints1: | 5 |
Repupdate: | 13 October 2023 |
Tom Hooper (born 29 January 2001) [1] is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the 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 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]