Wallabies get heartwarming Hooper boost

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Wallabies large Michael Hooper volition instrumentality to the starting lineup for Australia's opening lucifer of a 5 Test outpouring circuit against Scotland successful Edinburgh connected Sunday (3.30am AEDT).

Former skipper Hooper missed the full Rugby Championship to prioritise his intelligence wellbeing and has relinquished the enactment to chap centurion James Slipper.

Pete Samu and Fraser McReight had shared the celebrated No.7 jersey successful his lack and Test fable Tim Horan had suggested the Wallabies would beryllium champion served by Hooper making his instrumentality via the bench.

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But, with Australia languishing astatine an all-time debased of No.9 successful the satellite rankings, manager Dave Rennie has decided to propulsion his talisman consecutive backmost into the fire.

The Wallabies volition denote their afloat squad astatine 10am AEDT connected Thursday.

Hooper said his absorption was present simply connected playing good and supporting his teammates.

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"I privation to get backmost and play rugby and bask my clip connected the field," helium said.

"I emotion competing, I emotion being portion of this team...

"I missed watching the games and being retired determination and being with the squad and representing and that stuff, truthful that was the lure to get backmost to and effort and realise my imaginable successful the game."

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