- Michael Hooper has opened up on his swap to rugby sevens
- The Wallabies legend made the swap after his World Cup omission
- He revealed the humbling second when he first arrived in camp
Michael Hooper has opened up on his journey as a rugby sevens participant after turning his again on the 15-a-side recreation final yr.
Wallabies legend Hooper, 32, was brutally axed from Eddie Jones‘s squad for the 2023 World Cup, which led to a disastrous match for Australia that noticed the coach resign after simply 5 months in cost.
Hooper has remained tight-lipped on Jones’s determination, as an alternative placing his full focus into making a profitable profession at HSBC SVNS degree, with the Paris Olympics workforce in his sights.
But it surely has been a humbling expertise for the previous captain who received 125 Check caps for his nation, with stars in HSBC SVNS described as ‘athletes first, rugby gamers second’.
And talking on HSBC‘s new documentary Going for Inexperienced and Gold with Michael Hooper, the flanker recalled one incident which stored him grounded.
Michael Hooper has opened up on his shock swap to rugby sevens
The previous Wallabies captain made the transfer after he was axed from the World Cup squad
‘After I walked into camp, there’s one other participant from Manly who’s 21, and he referred to as me “Rook” straightaway,’ he stated.
‘So I used to be the rookie straight off the bat, so I knew the place I stood fairly instantly, and I like that.’
Hooper insisted he has relished being a scholar once more, regardless of boasting enviable expertise on the pinnacle of 15-a-side.
‘I’m very a lot in a studying capability and I shall be all through the entire yr,’ he added.
‘So the extra I can get all of the gamers in there to speak to me like they might speak to one another or anybody else, is a very powerful factor.’