Wallabies lock up captain Hooper until 2023 World Cup

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Wallabies captain Michael Hooper has signed a five-year contract with Rugby Australia that will keep him in the country until after the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.

Wallabies lock up captain Hooper until 2023 World Cup

(Reuters)





The 26-year-old flanker has already amassed 82 test caps since making his debut in 2012 and local media reported the contract was worth around A$1.2 million ($883,920) a season.

"I never really thought about going elsewhere or entertaining anything like that," Hooper said in a statement on Friday. "I was really keen to stay in Australia, and keep doing what I can for the Wallabies and the Waratahs.

"I'm not really into contracts and all that back-and-forward, so to know that I'm sorted through to the next World Cup is really comforting and just means I can throw everything into the Waratahs and Wallabies."





(Reporting by Greg Stutchbury; Editing by Peter Rutherford)


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