Australia's most capped player and one of the world's finest openside flankers, whose extraordinary work rate, breakdown excellence and leadership have made him a cornerstone of Wallabies rugby for over a decade.
Michael Hooper was Australia's inspirational openside flanker and one of the world's finest breakdown specialists. The most-capped Wallaby at his position, Hooper's exceptional work rate, leadership, and technical excellence at the breakdown made him central to Australian rugby for a decade. Despite the Wallabies' difficult period, his individual performances were consistently world-class.