There is a long list of players who have successfully switched from 15s to sevens,but most have been backline players – such as Wallabies centre Samu Kerevi,who played for Australia in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
Given the huge cardiovascular demands of the sport,few forwards have been able to adapt to the shortened game. Furthermore,Hooper has played just a single sevens tournament in his career,as a teenager for the Manly Marlins.