Michael Hooper rugby player
Michael Hooper rugby player

Michael Hooper

29th Oct 1991 1.82m/96kg Openside Flanker

The Rugby Championship 2021, Round 3 Preview

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Quade Cooper looked to have played his last Wallabies game, but he starts at fly-half this weekend against world champions South Africa.   Australia are looking for a lift and have turned to Quade...

Cooper makes sensational Wallabies return as Hooper equals record, Retallick to lead All Blacks

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Veteran flyhalf Quade Cooper has not played for Australia since 2017 and gets his chance against the Springboks.     Quade Cooper will make a remarkable return for the Wallabies after being...

Gold Coast Showdown: AUS vs SA

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The wounded Wallabies face yet another stiff challenge this weekend when they take on the World Champions in Brisbane on Sunday.     It is a match which has been talked about for some...

Cooper returns to Wallabies as Hooper equals Gregan's captaincy record

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Quade Cooper will make a remarkable return to the Test arena after being selected at flyhalf for the Wallabies showdown with Rugby World Cup holders, South Africa, on the Gold Coast on Sunday night. The...

All Blacks Player Ratings v Australia - Bledisloe III

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

New Zealand cruised to a Bledisloe Cup clean sweep in 2021 thanks to a 38-21 victory over Australia in Perth, despite the first-half dismissal of Jordie Barrett.    Here is how...

Bledisloe Cup action as Wallabies try to avoid a clean-sweep

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

After much to-ing and fro-ing regarding the future of the 2021 Rugby Championship over the last couple of weeks, the Wallabies finally have an opportunity to exact some payback on their old foes, The All...

Cooper unlikely to feature against ABs

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

It appears that those looking forward to seeing Quade Copper don the golden Wallaby jersey again will be in for some disappointment as general consensus is that the flyhalf will be overlooked by head coach...

The Players Who Could Benefit From The Scrapping Of Giteau Law

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

  Dave Rennie's selection pool is set to increase significantly later this year with Rugby Australia set to scrap the Giteau Law and allow overseas-based players to be selected.   The law...

NZ vs AUS: Top stats performers - tackles, turnovers & more

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

New Zealand powered past the Wallabies with a commanding performance which saw the scoreboard reading 57-22 at the final whistle.    We take a look at the stats columns to see who the stand-out...

Rugby Championship Team Of The Week - Round One

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Round one of The Rugby Championship is done and dusted with the Springboks and All Blacks both claiming convincing victories over Los Pumas and the Wallabies respectively.   New Zealand made it...