After a fast and furious debut at the Hong Kong World Series event, Wallabies legend Michael Hooper's second coming as a rugby sevens rookie is underway. Hooper delivered a spectacular cameo against Fiji, sealing a 12-0 win.
Australia’s Michael Hooper , right, moves in to tackle Fiji 's Ponipate Loganimasi in their match at the Rugby Sevens Hong Kong tournament.Australia’s Michael Hooper , right, moves in to tackle Fiji 's Ponipate Loganimasi in their match at the Rugby Sevens Hong Kong tournament.After a fast and furious debut at the Hong Kong World Series event, the Wallabies legend’s second coming is under way
But Hooper is nothing if not tough. In a stormy decade for Australian rugby, he was the battered face and indomitable heart of Wallabies sides for 125 Tests. So whenaxed the veteran flanker from his 2023 World Cup squad claiming Hooper was “not the right role model”, there was an outcry. As he rehabbed his niggles, Hooper worked hard to drop weight and gain speed. “You’re not playing 130-150 kilo blokes, you’re playing guys that can run 10 metres a second,” Hooper acknowledges. “So we’ve got to change my body to fit that mould. Not having to carry as much bulk is going to be good.”In the lead-up to Hooper’s Hong Kong debut, Manenti praised the elder statesman’s humility. “He openly admits he has to learn the game has to get conditioned.
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