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Michael Hooper to take six-month sabbatical to Japanese rugby in 2021 – The Roar
Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper will take up a six-month sabbatical deal to play rugby in Japan, leaving the NSW Waratahs without their biggest star for most of the next Super Rugby competition. Rugby Australia and the Waratahs confirmed on Wednesday night t…
Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper will take up a six-month sabbatical deal to play rugby in Japan, leaving the NSW Waratahs without their biggest star for most of the next Super Rugby competition.
Rugby Australia and the Waratahs confirmed on Wednesday night that Hooper – who has played 99 Tests – would be released for the first six months of 2021.
His deal is a feature of the COVID-19 interim player pay agreement between Rugby Union Players Association (RUPA) and RA in April, applying to a spe…
