‘Don’t do it’: Sonny Bill’s advice to Hooper before Sevens switch
Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Before he decided to make the full-time switch to the Australian rugby sevens set-up, Michael Hooper contacted former All Black Sonny Bill Williams for advice. Williams was no stranger to changing codes, having switched seamlessly to the 15-man game from rugby league before competing for New Zealand in sevens at the 2016 Olympics