| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stuart Hooper | |
| Date of birth | 18 November 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Exeter, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | |
| Weight | 17 st 0 lb (110 kg) | |
| Nickname(s) | Hoops | |
| School(s) attended | Ivybridge Community College | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Lock | |
| Current club | Bath | |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1999 ‐ 03 2003 ‐ 08 2008 ‐ | Saracens Leeds Carnegie Bath | |
* Professional club appearances and points | ||
Stuart Hooper (born 18 November 1981 in Exeter, England) is a rugby union player for Bath Rugby in the Guinness Premiership.
Hooper played basketball at county level until he was 16, before opting for rugby on his move to the specialist sports campus at Ivybridge Community College in Devon.
He broke into the Saracens team whilst still a teenager and played alongside French played Abdel Benazzi in the second row. After making over 30 appearances or so for Saracens he made a surprise move to Leeds in June 2003. He made his Tykes debut against Bath Rugby on 14 September 2003. In June 2005 Hooper was called up for England 'A' against France and was part of their Churchill Cup success in Canada.
Phil Davies said at the time of his joining the Tykes: "Stuart Hooper is one of the best young second-rows in the country. He is an England Under-21 international and has a massive future in the game. I've been looking at him for more than a year and I'm chuffed to bits he's agreed to come to the Tykes. Saracens certainly didn't want to let him go but when the time was right we moved in and now he's on his way to Headingley."[citation needed]
Hooper was appointed as captain of Leeds Tykes for the 2005-06 Guinness Premiership season, and in doing so became the youngest captain in the league.
In April 2006, Hooper re-signed with Leeds. His contract now expires after the 2009 season.
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