Ethan Hooker
| Full name | Ethan Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 20 January 2003 Westville, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Westville Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ethan Hooker (born 23 January 2003) is a South African professional rugby union player for the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship and South Africa national team. His regular position is center.[2]
Hooker made his debut for the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship on 7 January 2023 against Connacht. [3]
Hooker scored a debut try for South Africa Under-20 in the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship on 24th of June 2023 against Georgia Under-20. [4]
Hooker made his Springbok debut on 12 July 2025, coming on as a substitute against Italy at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. He earned his second cap against the All Blacks, again as a substitute, at Eden Park and made his first test start at right wing in the return clash against the All Blacks at Sky Stadium in Wellington.
Honours
[edit]South Africa
- 2025 Rugby Championship winner
Statistics
[edit]Test match record
[edit]- As of 1 November 2025
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | Try | Pts | %Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 Italy |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 Japan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 New Zealand |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Total | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ethan Hooker". All.rugby. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Ethan Hooker URC". UnitedRugby.com. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Ethan Hooker debut". SuperSport.com. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Ethan Hooker Springbok U20". Springboks.rugby. Retrieved 21 August 2023.