The ACT Brumbies have confirmed Tom Hooper will leave the club at the end of the 2025 season.
Hooper will link up with former Brumby Scott Sio at Exeter in the English Premiership.
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“My biggest focus this year is a short-term goal and that is winning Super Rugby Pacific with the ACT Brumbies,” Hooper said. “I want to send off my stint in Canberra in the best possible way and that’s by giving the fans exactly what they deserve, another Premiership. I am going to do everything in my power to make sure that happens.”
The 23-year-old joined the Brumbies in 2021 and made his debut against the Crusaders later that year.
The versatile forward became a regular in 2023, eventually making his Wallabies debut later in the season before featuring at the Rugby World Cup.
Hooper has played 38 games for the club, admitting the opportunity to test himself overseas was tough to turn down.
“Across my five seasons as a Brumby, the club and Canberra have become my home. Unfortunately, with the changing dynamic of rugby, sometimes you must fly the coup. That’s what I’m going to be doing next season," he admits. “I’m going to leave the Brumbies and try my best to become a better player, with a view to coming back to Australia and becoming an older, more experienced player later down the track, whenever that may be.”
It comes after Waratah backrower Langi Gleeson was linked with a move to French club Montpellier.
“Tom has been presented with a good opportunity to play overseas next season," RA Head of High Performance Peter Horne said in a statement.
"Rugby Australia thanks him for his service to Australian rugby and wishes him all the best for the future.”
