Wallabies great Hooper set for comeback aged 33 with Japan move

The 33-year-old played the last of his 125 Tests in 2023 before being unceremoniously axed by then-coach Eddie Jones ahead of the Rugby World Cup. He turned to Rugby Sevens but called time on his playing career in June after missing out on selection for the Paris Olympics, working as a commentator since. Hooper, who captained the Wallabies a record 69 times, told Australia's Channel Seven he had signed with Verblitz for the remainder of the 2024-25 campaign. He played for the club in 2021. "It's a great club...