Wallabies captain Michael Hooper left out of Rugby World Cup squad
ONE IN, ONE OUT: James Slipper and Michael Hooper. Pic: Chris Hyde/Getty Images
The Australia coach Eddie Jones has torn up the World Cup script, dumping Michael Hooper and Quade Cooper from his Wallabies squad for the tournament and gambling on youth for the tilt at a third world title.
The omission of the flanker Hooper, who has captained the Wallabies for the best part of the last decade, and 80-cap flyhalf Cooper were only the headline surprises as Jones made a statement with his selection.
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