Tom Hooper rugby player
Tom Hooper rugby player

Tom Hooper

29th Jan 2001 1.99m/122kg Blindside Flanker

Hooper dives straight back into Chiefs action

24 minutes ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wallabies back-rower Tom Hooper is included in the Exeter Chiefs 23 for the first time this season as Sandy Park hosts Newcastle Red Bulls in the third round of the Gallagher PREM. The Aussie flew back...

Togiatama set for Newcastle debut in Devon

26 minutes ago by Ultimate Rugby

Zuriel Togiatama makes his Newcastle Red Bulls debut on Sunday when they make the longest trip in the Gallagher PREM, visiting Exeter Chiefs. The Fijian international comes in as one of five changes...

Wallabies given Ikitau boost as star centre cleared for Bledisloe opener

1 day ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wallabies centre Len Ikitau has been cleared of injury to start in Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup opener against the All Blacks at Auckland’s Eden Park. Ikitau limped off with an ankle concern in...

Exeter Chiefs benefit from World Rugby regulation as Wallabies lose star forward for All Blacks Test

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

Exeter Chiefs look set to benefit from World Rugby Test regulations in the coming weeks, with Wallabies star Tom Hooper primed to make his PREM return.  The 25-year-old forward, who can play...

Suaalii named on wing, Paisami & Ikitau start in midfield against South Africa

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

23-year-old Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii will start on the wing for the Wallabies for the first time against South Africa at Perth’s Optus Stadium on Sunday evening. The versatile Suaalii will join a back...

Wallabies dig deep to deliver dogged win over determined Argentina in Jujuy

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Wallabies have continued their strong start to the Les Kiss era, surviving a surge from Los Pumas either side of halftime to win 27-21 in Jujuy - handing Argentina their second ever loss at Estadio...

Kailea back in gold, Alaalatoa to captain against Los Pumas in Jujuy

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Melbourne-raised prop Isaac Kailea will play his first test since 2024, named to start against Argentina in the Flight Centre Series Test in Salvador de Jujuy on Saturday night local time. The 26-year-old...

Star centres Ikitau, Suaalii back in settled Wallabies squad for Argentina tour

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wallabies duo Len Ikitau and Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii have been named to return ahead of next week’s tour of Argentina. The pair headline a settled squad from the sweep of Japan, which begins on August...

Meredith to make Test debut against France in Brisbane

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Brumbies playmaker Declan Meredith will become Wallaby number 997 on Saturday evening, selected to start at flyhalf against France in Brisbane as part of the Nations Championship. The North Queensland...

Hooper extends Chiefs contract into 2028

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Exeter Chiefs’ Australian flanker Tom Hooper has extended his two-year contract by a year to take him into the 2027/28 season. Recently named in the Premiership Team of the Season after helping...