Michael Hooper, the Wallabies' most capped skipper, returns to Australia for personal reasons a day out from his side's Rugby Championship opener.
Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper has withdrawn from Australia's tour of Argentina for personal reasons.The 30-year-old led the Wallabies for the first time in 2014Rugby Australia released a statement saying Hooper, 30, would return to Australia.
The statement said the 121-Test veteran is "not in the mindset to fulfil the responsibility that goes with leading and representing his country at this point in time". "My whole career I've looked to put the team first and I don't feel I am able to fulfil my responsibilities at the moment in my current mindset."
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