Jason Lewis Hooper (born 10 December 1973) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | Jason Lewis Hooper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 December 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 117 kg (258 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A prop, Hooper played much of his club rugby at Borders and began in first-class rugby at Wanganui in 1998. He moved on to Taranaki in 1999 and gained a place in the Hurricanes squad for the 2002 Super 12 season. After featuring seven times for the Hurricanes in two seasons, Hooper continued his career in France, where he competed with FC Auch and RC Narbonne.[2] He won a Taranaki championship title with Southern at the age of 39 in 2013.[3]
Hooper was worked as a panel beater outside of rugby.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Time to please home crowd - Rugby News". NZ Herald. 14 September 2001.
- ^ "Jason Hooper : « Redresser la tête »". La Dépêche (in French). 5 October 2007.
- ^ "Hooper in no rush to retire". Stuff.co.nz. 22 July 2013.
- ^ "Jason Hooper - Hurricanes". www.hurricanes.co.nz.