Michael Hooper is ready to launch the late-career switch to sevens from the international 15-a-side game that proved beyond at least one rugby great - but Bryan Habana is convinced the Aussie workhorse will succeed where he failed.
The former Wallabies captain Hooper will make his debut in this weekend's Hong Kong Sevens -- the shorter-format sport's marquee World Series event -- with his eyes set on making it to the summer Olympics in Paris.
"For the first time we'll get to see Michael Hooper in an Australian sevens jersey," the men's head coach John Manenti confirmed.
