Hooper back in the mix for Wallabies

Exeter Chiefs back-rower Tom Hooper returns to the Wallabies match squad for their round five Nations Championship match against Scotland this weekend.

The 24-year-old spent the last fortnight recovering from a knock suffered in Chiefs’ away loss to Bristol Bears in the Gallagher PREM at the end of October. He returns to full fitness to feature on the bench in a 5-3 split.

Wallabies head coach Les Kiss said: “We’ve had a good week of training but after falling short of our own expectations last week it’s vital we transfer our hard work onto the field for the 80 minutes on Sunday,”. 

Both teams come into the game with the determination to chart a win. Scotland lost to the All Blacks at Scottish Gas Murrayfield while Australia were bested by England at the Allianz Stadium.

Sunday’s game will be broadcast live on ITV, with kick-off at 15:10.