October 27, 2026 — 7:45pm

The Wallabies are preparing to be without key forward Tom Hooper on the spring tour after the abrasive back-rower re-injured his right shoulder while playing for Exeter in the English Premiership.

Hooper left the field in the first half of the Chiefs’ clash with Bristol over the weekend after picking up “a bang” on the same shoulder he injured while playing for Australia against Ireland in July.

Tom Hooper (right) posing with Fraser McReight and the Mandela Plate. Getty Images

The 25-year-old suffered a hairline fracture of the scapula in the Sydney clash, which led to him being sidelined for seven weeks.…