Discarded Wallabies captain Michael Hooper has swapped boots for suits after signing on to do commentary work for Stan Sport during the World Cup.
Axed Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper says he went through a “grieving period” after being left out of the Rugby World Cup squad, but is continuing to train in case he is called up by Eddie Jones due to an injury.
Hooper was controversially left out of Jones’ 33-man squad just six weeks after being appointed co-captain with James Slipper. Hooper started at No.7 for the Wallabies against the Springboks but picked up a calf injury ahead of the Argentina clash in Sydney a week later, and after “re-tweaking” the calf ahead of the Bledisloe Cup games, played no further part in the Wallabies’ Rugby Championship campaign.
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