Hooper makes history with record fourth John Eales Medal

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Wallabies captain Michael Hooper has become the first player to be awarded Australia's player of the year title for a fourth time after he was named the 2021 John Eales Medallist on Sunday.With the win, Hooper, who previously claimed the award in 2013, 2016 and 2020, moves ahead of Israel Folau as the mos

Wallabies captain Michael Hooper has become the first player to be awarded Australia's player of the year title for a fourth time after he was named the 2021 John Eales Medallist on Sunday.

"It's extremely humbling to be awarded the John Eales Medal in a year where there were so many stand out performances across the squad," Hooper said in a statement. "As a group we made some good strides last year but there's still plenty to improve on and I'm looking forward to doing that with the Waratahs and the Wallabies this season."

 

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